Manchester United defender Aiden Haven has said “anything is possible” and even believes Ruben Amorim’s side could challenge for this season’s Premier League title after beating Newcastle at Old Trafford. United beat the Magpies 1-0 thanks to a brilliant volley from Patrick Dorg in the 24th minute, but they had to tighten up their defense in the second half as the visitors dominated the game. Teenage centre-back Heaven was an integral part of the Red Devils’ solid performance to secure the three points. After the game, he suggested to his teammates that they should dream big this season.
This is despite leaders Arsenal still having a further game at home against Brighton tomorrow and still 10 points behind United. Man of the Match Heaven told Sky Sports: “It was a great result. Finally a clean sheet. We’ve been waiting for this for a few weeks. I’m really happy. Thank you to everyone who helped us. As Manchester United we belong in Europe and we want to get back there next season. We can aim for the top four and maybe even get into the league. Anything is possible. We just keep trying.”
“Coach, we play a lot of formations with him. We know that whatever he does, he’ll do well, you saw today. I’m very proud of the team.”
Goal scorer Dorgu added, “It was a good shot. I never thought I would be able to do something like that (lol). I am very happy to score my first goal in this stadium.
“I think I did a good job today. I just saw the ball, saw it fall, and just hit it. I’ve been working on (finishing) in practice, and I think that helped.”
Heaven is clearly a confident person, saying after the 4-1 win over Wolves earlier this month: “I don’t think anyone can stop us when we play like this. We want to win as many games as possible. Hopefully next season we can go to Europe and I think we will.”
Following the win against Newcastle, United legend Roy Keane said on Sky Sports: “We saw a big win for United, we looked at all the stats before the game with Bruno[Fernandes]out, so to come out of an ugly game and keep it clean from a defensive point of view, the amount of crosses that go into the box, the number of times we had to clear the lines…”
“You have to be proud of your defence. We’ve talked a lot over the last few months about how United are going in a good direction. That goal was fantastic, it was a special goal and a great moment for him.”
“But if we really want to progress as a football club, it’s important that we defend solidly and keep clean sheets. We have to do that. There was constant talk about missing players, so this is a start in terms of giving momentum to the young players.”
“We still have to find something. They changed the system and rolled up their sleeves towards the end. That’s part of football, surviving there and being persistent and digging out results. People come back to the teams I played for as if they played well every week.
“We weren’t. But we worked hard and found the result. So he mentioned winning the title. They’re not ready for that yet, but you have to start somewhere.”
