says are comfortably ahead of expectations at this stage of the season and is unfazed by the ongoing uncertainty over a potential takeover.
The race to buy the club from the Glazer family is still on, with the bids from a Qatari group, and Thomas Zilliacus still thought to be in the running.
If the Glazers do sell then it could mean a seismic change at the club, but Ten Hag is focussed only on the football, of which he is very proud so far this season.
The Dutchman feels that the Red Devils are doing much better than what seemed likely at the start of the season, noting that there could still be three pieces of silverware collected this season, and a return to the .
Asked by club legend Paul Scholes on BT Sport about the ongoing takeover process, Ten Hag said: ‘It’s not up to me, I see it as a project, but I also know you need results.
‘We are in a perfect situation, we couldn’t expect we are in this situation when we started last year in June, let’s be honest.
‘We are in the top four, quarter-finals of Europa League, semi-final of FA Cup and we already have a cup in our pocket. So what could be better?’
United go into the weekend fourth in the Premier League table but can climb back into third in the early kick-off on Saturday.
Ten Hag’s men host struggling Everton at Old Trafford, with just a point enough to see them climb back above Newcastle.
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