Manchester United continued their impressive turnaround under Erik ten Hag on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Fulham in the FA Cup.
The victory meant that United's hopes of securing a cup treble are still alive while a top four finish in the Premier League is also within reach for Erik Ten Hag's side. They remain in a fight to secure a spot in next season's Champions League with Newcastle United, Tottenham, Liverpool and surprise packages Brighton and Brentford all still in contention.
As we pause for international football, MEN Sport has taken a look at what three of the Reds' top four rivals have said about the club.
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Antonio Conte - Tottenham Hotspur
Conte's incredible rant on Saturday at his own players makes it hard to believe they currently sit just a point behind United in the table. And, if it came across like he thought the season was over for his team, he has already made it clear that he does not think Spurs will catch Ten Hag's side.
"You see there are many, many teams involved and I think in this moment there is only one [Champions League] place available because City and Arsenal they are fighting to win the Premier League and United I think they are showing they have great continuity of good results. I think there is one place and there are many teams, many important teams that are in this race," he said.
"We have to try to do our best and for sure I repeat for us to finish in the top four is like to win the Premier League. It happen last season and I spoke about miracle. I continue to say maybe this season it be much more difficult, much more difficult because Liverpool is a competitor in this race."
Eddie Howe - Newcastle United
Newcastle sit just three points behind the Reds and were beaten by Ten Hag's men in the Carabao Cup final last month. Magpies boss Howe knows full well the strengths of United, but believes his team are capable of challenging anyone on their day.
"I still always have a very positive outlook. I believe we can win any game in the Premier League against any team, home or away, if we're at our best and I think we've proved that this season," he said. "We've beat some very good teams and have been very consistent with our form.
Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool
Some may say it is easy to appreciate a rival when you have just beaten them handily but Klopp's comments about United have been consistent recently. The German believes Ten Hag is on the right path regardless of the 7-0 defeat his side handed to them at Anfield.
"We played top football against a team in form and in the first half it got a bit wild in the way that we didn't want it," he explained post-match. "They [United] got a foot in the game and then we scored this incredible goal late in the first half.
"I said before the game that United have been playing a super season and we are not really happy with our season so far, but it didn't really mean anything before the game. It was a very important three points for us, so it was good."
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