Manchester United beating Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Boxing Day led Ayden Heaven to say that the team could possibly push to win the Premier League title this season
Ayden Heaven spoke to Sky Sports after being named man of the match for the game against Newcastle(Image: Sky Sports)
Ayden Heaven says Manchester United could ‘possibly push’ to win the Premier League this season after beating Newcastle United on Boxing Day.
Heaven was named the man of the match for his performance at Old Trafford after helping the team keep a clean sheet as they held on against the visitors. The win moved United up to fifth in the table, ten points behind league leaders Arsenal, who play their game in hand against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
As man of the match, Heaven spoke to Sky afterward. During that interview, he made the team’s ambitions clear.
Heaven said: “It was [big]— finally a clean sheet. We’ve been waiting for this for a couple of weeks. I’m just so happy. I’m so thankful for everyone who helped us [win].
“As Manchester United, we belong in Europe, and we want to get back there next season. We can push for the top four, possibly push for the league; anything is possible. We are just going to keep trying.
“The manager, we play loads of formations with him, whatever he does, we know it’s going to work, you saw today. I’m so proud of the team.”
Roy Keane, however, has said United are not quite ready to win the league. The club’s former captain said during Sky Sports’ coverage of the match: “[Heaven] mentioned there about winning titles – they’re not quite ready for that, but you have to start somewhere.”
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Heaven has previously expressed his belief that United will be back playing in UEFA competitions next season. He said after their last victory, a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on the first weekend of December: “I don’t think anyone can stop us when we play like this. We want to win as many games as possible. Hopefully we can be in Europe next season, which I think we’ll do.”
Ruben Amorim also spoke about when United will next win the league ahead of their match last match before Christmas against Aston Villa. He did so in response to Sir Alex Ferguson telling Press Box PR that it could take his former club 10 or 11 years before their next title.
The current United head coach said: “He understands football more, especially English football. I don’t think we’ll take that long to win the league.
“I don’t know which manager will be here, but I truly believe we can fight for the title in the next years. It is not going to take so many years, but you never know.
“In leadership, it’s the moment of the club; you have to fight all the fights. We are improving as a team.
“As a group, we are going to improve in these small things. That will make a difference even to suffer goals. If we are a different group, we will suffer less goals, but we are scoring more, so let’s think about the positives.”
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