49erssports.com - Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag commented on the praise that Josep Guardiola gave his team recently. He said that Manchester United still haven't shown their best performance.
At the weekend, Pep Guardiola gave great praise to Manchester United. He said that the Red Devils had now risen and were ready to compete with any team to become champions.
This praise was conveyed by Guardiola after seeing the slick performance of the Red Devils recently. The manager assesses that Manchester United's performance is getting better day by day and is getting more and more dangerous.
When asked for a response regarding Pep's compliment, this is what Ten Hag said. "Well, I think it's too soon to say we are like that," Ten Hag told MUTV.
Still Many Weaknesses
Ten Hag said that it was true that United were playing well. However, he considers there are many shortcomings that the Red Devils must address.
"I have to be critical and say that there are a lot of things we need to improve on our team," explained the manager.
"But I think we have a very good team spirit. We also have good qualities to play attacking football and also we can score a lot of goals."
Not a Challenger yet
Ten Hag also said that United did have the prospect of becoming a competitor to Manchester City. However, he assessed that the Red Devils still have a long way to go to reach that situation.
"I think we are in the right direction. But we must continue to improve and improve our game," continued the manager.
"But I personally feel that we are still a long way from being a challenger to them [Manchester City]."
United position
Last weekend, United managed to beat West Ham. The victory makes United are now ranked fifth in the EPL standings.
United are now six points behind Manchester City, who are runners-up in the EPL standings.