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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

‘We’re so far away from the title’: Cole and Yorke voice dismay over United

Andrew Cole and Dwight Yorke smile as they arrive for the premiere of the Amazon Prime documentary series 99.
Andrew Cole and Dwight Yorke (right) arrive for the premiere of the documentary series 99. Cole says ‘you scratch your head’ about the club’s current plight. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

Dwight Yorke and Andrew Cole have been scathing about their former club Manchester United, saying they used to joke about Arsenal “celebrating fourth place”, yet Erik ten Hag’s team cannot even aspire to that position now.

United host Arsenal on Sunday sitting eighth on 54 points, 13 behind Aston Villa in the final Champions League berth, with only nine points left to play for. At best Ten Hag’s side will finish on 63, United’s lowest tally in the Premier League era. Yorke and Cole enjoyed glittering careers at United, the highlight being the strikers’ key roles in the 1998-99 treble of league, FA Cup and European Cup, the first by an English club, in which they contributed 53 goals between them.

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