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Jack Flintham

Erik ten Hag's Pep Guardiola admission as David de Gea sets Manchester United ambitions

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, March 20.

Ten Hag makes Guardiola admission

Previous comments made from Erik ten Hag prove Manchester United would get their own Pep Guardiola should they appoint the highly-rated Dutchman.

Having sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November, key figures in the Old Trafford boardroom are yet to settle on his permanent successor. The Manchester Evening News understands Ten Hag is currently the preferred candidate for the position.

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Ralf Rangnick is still in interim charge and will take up an advisory role at the end of this season, with United still intending to make an appointment before the summer. United can no longer win silverware this campaign after their defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League - while Ten Hag and fellow frontrunner Mauricio Pochettino also crashed out of the competition at the last-16 stage with Ajax and Paris Saint-Germain respectively.

Read more here.

De Gea on United ambitions

David de Gea has set out his short and long-term ambitions at United. The Spaniard was left disappointed in midweek as his old club Atletico knocked United out of the Champions League and the defeat means they will go another season without a trophy.

Despite suffering a drought of team accolades, De Gea has won the club's Player of the Year award on four occasions and would be happy to make it a fifth at the end of the campaign. However, there is still one long-term ambition that he holds.

When asked by a supporter in a United fans' Q&A what it would mean to win the Player of the Year award again, De Gea answered: "Yes, of course, it’s very special for me. I appreciate a lot the love of the fans and the support and, if I can win another one, it will be absolutely amazing.

Read more from De Gea here.

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