Erik ten Hag says Champions League qualification is vital for a club of Manchester United's stature

Now it wasn't the result Manchester United fans wanted. A 1-0 defeat to sixth place Brighton makes the race for Champions League qualification all the more exciting as the season comes to a close. Manager Eric Ten Haak says it is vital that a club of United's stature finish in the top four. We need to be there in the Champions League and we want to be there because we want to challenge with the best teams in the world. So we do everything that's in our power to get that done. It's a battle because in the Premier League many teams, clubs are competing for it and they have the power to fight for that as well. But we want to be there and we do everything to get there. Well last night's defeat means that United haven't won a single away game against teams competing for European football. The draw against Tottenham last week is the only occasion where they haven't lost. Every time in the season when we had a defeat and we bounce back so I count on my players, I count on my team we have to do it again and so there's no time to stay in this. So in one hour we go to the game for West Ham United and all focus on that and we prepare them, we make a good plan, the players have to take responsibility and they will do. I count on them and they have to do it and they can do it because we have the evidence in the season every time when we had disappointments they bounce back.