Erik ten Hag has admitted that Manchester United have fallen some way in the pecking order in recent years in relation to the dominant standards they have set since the Premier League's inception.
Ten Hag arrived in English football with a shaky start with back-to-back defeats, but recovered well to have a tangible impact at one of the Premier League's biggest fallen giants.
He ended Manchester United's trophy-drought to win a Carabao Cup by beating Newcastle in the 2023 showpiece and qualified for the Champions League.
However, the second campaign has not quite gone to plan, with the Red Devils struggling to match their exploits in sixth in the table and out of Europe at the earliest possibility.