'I was wrong' - what Premier League rivals have said about Manchester United this season

Erik ten Hag is aiming to turn the tide after an underwhelming start to the Premier League season.

Defeats to both north London clubs were not part of the script, with Manchester United sitting 11th during the first international break. Still, the season remains in its infancy and Ten Hag has plenty of time to put things right.

The Reds should be competing at the top end of the Premier League, and a crunch clash against Brighton next weekend provides the perfect opportunity for Ten Hag and his side to kick-start their campaign.

Ahead of the showdown at Old Trafford, MEN Sport has looked at what some of the club's rivals have said about United in recent months…

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Arsenal

Mikel Arteta on late win last weekend: “For every team, you look at the competition, and it’s like game one, game two, game three, game four, and there are still 34 games to go!

“So just focus on the game and play with more naturality, then the result will come. If you deserve it after 38 games you will be where you deserve. We can only focus on that because it’s very early.”

Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino on Mason Mount sale: “When I talk about the future, it's about the players in the squad. He is a Manchester United player now. I don't know what happened in the past, we need to be focused on our players and move and try to build a nice story.”

John Terry on Mason Mount deal: "Mase is proper Chels through and through. There's always two sides to a story and I know the other side to it. I'm not going to air that tonight but there's another side to the story. Let's not be too harsh on him when he comes back."

Tottenham Hotspur

Ange Postecoglou after beating United 2-0: "It was good. It was fair to say we