Carabao Cup victory: Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United

The trophy drought at Old Trafford must have been a tough one for the Manchester United faithfuls given that six years without a trophy is effectively a lifetime.

The Red Devils have endured these moments despite spending heavily in recent years especially considering how their ‘noisy neighbours’ Manchester City have successfully thrived recently.

Manchester United fans last enjoyed the feeling of champions as far back as in May 2017 when Jose Mourinho’s side beat Ajax in the Europa League final National Daily can confirm.

United last won a trophy as far back as six years ago

Definitely, only few could have guessed it would be this long until United got back to winning ways but it’s taken Erik ten Hag’s appointment to get United back to becoming winners.

The Carabao cup victory against Newcastle United on Sunday was just the fourth piece of silverware since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 and while that may not read too badly on paper, it’s not the sort of record that fans had grown accustomed to with the Scot.

And nobody was as pleased to see United win on the big stage again as Ferguson, who waited patiently for Ten Hag in the Wembley tunnel to congratulate the Dutchman on his victory.

The pair had dinner in Manchester last week before Ten Hag masterminded a fantastic comeback win against Barcelona on Thursday.

Ferguson is said to be particularly enamoured by Ten Hag and feels the Dutchman has restored winning principles to United.

And that was clear to see as Ferguson embraced Ten Hag in the tunnel to congratulate him on his first trophy as United manager.

Speaking afterwards, Ten Hag confirmed just how pleased Ferguson was.

‘He [Sir Alex] was there after the match. He is a happy man tonight,’ said Ten Hag.