Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag intends to bolster the squad after guaranteeing Champions League football next season

During their penultimate Premier League match of the season, Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-1 to clinch participation for the Champions League. With a win over mid-table Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday, United could finish in the top three for just the fourth time in the last ten years. Many United supporters anticipate an overdue attempt at the title in 2023–24 as a result of the higher standards set in a campaign that is obviously an unquestionable success.

Erik ten Hag is adamant that Manchester United needs "better players" in order to seriously contend for the title the following year. He spoke to the media after the game and discussed the players that they might be looking forwarding to bringing in next season. He said, "It's difficult to say at this moment, you have to see now how you come out of the transfer window but if I see now we need more. But I don't have so much patience, that is one of my mistakes.” 

The Netherlands International then spoke about how they need to win every game and the kind of teams in England pose a big challenge. He said, “We want to win every game but also, as I just tried to explain, it's tough here, there are really good teams, especially this season. Manchester City are playing really outstanding football. We have a way to go, we are in the right direction, we have work to do, so a work in progress.

The former Ajax Manager also said that finishing in the top four is a great base but not the end goal at all. He said, “Not good enough for me.I think in this league, that's a good base to be in the top four but, yeah, we want to compete for the title. But it has to be realistic and you can first say when you have your squad in the end of the transfer window and also the winter transfer window that you can do, the squad is there and you can make a statement about if it's realistic or not.”

Finally Ten Hag later discussed his thoughts over this season and how they might be strengthening their squad in the summer. He said, "But we should definitely have more points. All over, the team made good progress, many players played a really fantastic season and it's a good base to build on but the standards have to go up and the demands have to rise. And therefore, we have to work in the summer with this squad but in the window see if we can strengthen the squad."