Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is adamant their "project" is going in the "right direction".

It was pointed out to Ten Hag that he has won 61 of 100 games as United manager.

He said: "We want to be successful, we need to be successful, sometimes seasons are going like we are now in but we don't accept that, we will fight, we have problems and have had problems with the squad injury wise but with the players available we will fight, it doesn't matter who is the opposition, we go for the win.

"The project is going in the right direction when we have the players available. Top football is about winning games, we're working, keep working on better performances, we want to play on maximum levels and when the players are available, good players, in key positions you miss players who have a very high impact on the way we want to play.

"We are in the right direction, I imagine we had many more available, it could have been easily 70/75 wins that tells the bright future of this team when players are available. Compare it with other managers/teams or previous managers in this club, you can see there is a bright future – good balance in ages in squad, when they are available, we could have easily won from 100 games 75 – big difference with stats you mention."