Quadruple? Talk for dreamers

Manchester United still remain in contention in three competitions, having already secured the EFL League Cup trophy. Their gaffer, Erik ten Hag, however, keeps his feet on the ground and remains reluctant to consider what would be a historic trophy haul publicly.

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Despite their impressive form, United remain firm outsiders in the race for the Premier League and are 11 points behind leaders Arsenal, with a game in hand.

"We are not talking about that [a quadruple]," he said.

"We are talking about the next game, against Liverpool in the EPL. It's a big game. It's a good game, and we're really excited to play. That's for dreamers. That's for fans, it's nice, but it's not for us, and the players know that.

"It's not for us, and they don't get distracted by beautiful dreams, so maybe you can dream, but we don't."

Ten Hag says a win at a "hostile" Anfield on Sunday would represent the "next step" in Manchester United's development.

Liverpool have gone six games unbeaten at home against United and had enjoyed a period of dominance in the fixture prior to their 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford in August, which kickstarted Ten Hag's reign.

"We know the ambience will not be supporting us and we have to deal with that," Ten Hag said.

"Our players, they like it, they like to play in such an atmosphere. I've been to Anfield. I'm looking forward to it. I know the atmosphere. It will be great, and it will be hostile against us, but we like it."