Liverpool FC are giving Erik ten Hag all the motivation he needs at Manchester United

With their 3-2 victory against Villarreal on Tuesday night, Liverpool booked their place in the Champions League final. With this, Jurgen Klopp became the first coach in men's football to coach his side to a FA Cup, League Cup and a Champions League final all in the same season.

Liverpool could win the quadruple, trumping Manchester United's Treble in 1999 in the process. It is the worst-case scenario for fans.

To compound fan misery, United fans will be hoping that Manchester City are the ones to deny a historic Liverpool clean sweep. This is how far United have fallen.

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The treble was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for United fans and the crowning achievement of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign as manager. Now, 23 years on, the same fans are fearing being eclipsed when their team is at their lowest in decades.

United have not won a trophy in five years and they haven't won a Premier League title in nearly a decade, watching on as City and Liverpool have dominated domestically. With Klopp extending his contract till 2026, and Pep Guardiola likely to follow, there isn't much optimism amongst the fanbase that times are remotely changing.

However, in the longer term, the appointment of Erik ten Hag has injected the fanbase with some much-needed positivity. Plus, work has also been going on in the background to improve the club's recruitment structure and also how they develop players.

When speaking about how well Ten Hag could do at United, Rene Meulenstein stated: "He needs support, he needs time and he needs to bring the right players in. Players with the right personality, the right characters. He needs winners and that is going to be the big