Ten Hag calls for more investment

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has called for more investment in the club so it can challenge for trophies after the team finished third in the Premier League this season.

United sealed third place, finishing the season with 75 points, after they came from behind to defeat Fulham 2-1 in the last game of the league season on Sunday.

The Old Trafford club, which won the League Cup in February, has the chance to add to its silverware when it faces Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.

“We are in the right direction, but we are not there where we have to be, there’s still a long way to go, there’s potential in this team and individual players,” Ten Hag said on Sunday.

“We showed during the season we made progress, that’ sa compliment to the players and the coaches. We worked really hard, but we have to make an investment.

“The club knows if you want to play top four, compete for trophies in this tough league, then you have to invest otherwise you don’t have a chance because other clubs will do.”

Manchester United last won the league title in 2012/13 under Alex Ferguson.

● Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as head coach on Monday after the former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St Germain manager signed a twoyear contract with the option of a further year.

Argentine Pochettino, 51, will take over from interim boss Frank Lampard on July 1. Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League last season.

“Mauricio is a world-class coach with an outstanding track record. We are all looking forward to having him on board,” Chelsea’s owners said in a statement.

Pochettino, who favours a high-pressing and attacking style of play, garnered a reputation for fostering young talent and led Southampton to an eighth-place finish in his first full season in England before joining Spurs in 2014.

He will be tasked with reviving Chelsea’s fortunes.