Man Utd transfer news LIVE: United MAJOR Baleba decision, Hjulmand EXCLUSIVE, Sancho set for EXIT, Wharton ‘linked'
Manchester United fans had to endure a turgid season last term and will be hoping for much better this time round.
With the Premier League finally back, Ruben Amorim has given an insight into the targets he's setting for his side this season.
He revealed: "We want to return to Europe. But it's hard as a Man United coach to say one thing like that.
"But we need to be realistic with our fans, that we are going to have to fight a lot because there are lots of good teams who have had more time than us together. But we are going to fight for it.
"We want to improve, we need to focus game-by-game. If we are thinking how we're going to finish the season, it's a problem.
"Let's focus game-by-game -- we want to win against Arsenal. That is the main focus."
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