Manchester United's season continues this weekend with a fourth-round FA Cup tie against Newport County, with the Red Devils massive favourites to defeat the League Two side.
United have crashed out of the Champions League and Carabao Cup, and they are well off the pace in the Premier League with 32 points from 21 matches. That leaves the FA Cup as a potential source of glory for Erik ten Hag's beleaguered side, who last won the famed competition in 2016 and were beaten by rivals Manchester City in last year's final.
While getting one step further would be good for the club, one FA Cup winner does not think the Red Devils should be satisfied with it if they were to end up winning the tournament.
Bacary Sagna, who lifted the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2014, was speaking to Paddy Power when he urged Ten Hag and his players to not prioritise the cup competition over trying to climb higher in the Premier League table.
“Manchester United cannot just focus on the FA Cup – we're talking about one of the biggest clubs in the world, and they cannot just be pleased with an FA Cup," Sagna said.
"It’s difficult for them because they’ve made a lot of changes in the past year, they had to rebuild, and they are still in the rebuilding process.
"Any team that goes through the same process, you need to be patient with the team, the coach, and we know that the fans are very demanding."
Sagna pointed to his former club as a model that United could follow as they try to get back to former glory.
“Look at what Mikel Arteta did at Arsenal, he had to rebuild, it wasn’t an easy task, and it took a long time," he said. "Eventually, United will be back to their best.
"With United, they can’t just be in the FA Cup – they need to go for everything and do the best that they possibly can in the league.”
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