​Ince claims Man Utd and ten Hag at least two years away from competing | OneFootball

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince believes manager Erik ten Hag will need at least two years of work to compete at the top end of the league.

The Dutch coach saw his side struggle in their first competitive game under his guidance, losing 2-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford last Saturday.

Ince, who believes United have not done enough in the transfer market, feels that fans should give ten Hag time to get it right.

"The fans have to give Ten Hag a chance, let him at least have a couple of years, get his team together," Ince told Safe Betting Sites UK.

"[Jurgen] Klopp never had his team together in the first year – Klopp took two or three years before he had the perfect balance of his team.

"Ten Hag will need at least two years to have the perfect balance of a team that's going to challenge the likes of City and Liverpool. We all got excited again, new dawn, new manager, things are going to change, things will be different – and they will be, but he needs time to implement what he wants in this football club.

"It's going to take another two years. Chelsea are building, Tottenham are building, are they going to finish above City and Liverpool? I can't see it."