Erik ten Hag claimed at the start of the season that his Manchester United team had been the second most successful side in England over the past two seasons, based on domestic trophies, after winning the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.
His statement sparked debate, as United has not performed as strongly in the Premier League and will not compete in the Champions League this season.
Arsenal, while not having won the Premier League, FA Cup, or Carabao Cup in the last two seasons, were Manchester City’s main challengers for the league title during that period. They even pushed the title race to the final day of last season.
This raises the question: Is Mikel Arteta doing a better job at Arsenal than Ten Hag is at Manchester United?
Premier League idol Alan Shearer thinks so and explains, as quoted by the Daily Mail:
‘Man United have been nowhere near challenging Man City in terms of league positions and that is the big difference in why Arteta has been a success at Arsenal, compared to Ten Hag at Manchester United.
‘I understand that Arteta has only won one FA Cup in his time there, but there’s no doubt that there’s certainly progress within the football club, and they’re improving all the time.’
Just Arsenal Opinion
We have made good progress in the last few seasons, and comparing ourselves to United or any other club does not make much sense.
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oh dear, Shearer at odds with some JA factions position Arteta no trophies is failure
victory at Man C on the weekend is 3 points on our title rivals but also banishing of the ‘Arteta Out’ brigade forever
Changing the culture at a club takes time as was proved by Arteta. It was impossible to get rid all at once or bring in new faces either. During that period the team looked disjointed – until enough of the newer players formed the new core of Arteta’s team
Ten Hag has been fortunate to have won 2 domestic trophies in the same way that Arteta was in his first and only trophy.
Knock out competitions are the luck of the draw. Maintaining a push for the league is far more demanding which makes Arteta’s achievements far more important at this stage. TenHag hasn’t been able to do that so far. When – or if he wins his first league title is when he can gloat