In both the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, his Manchester United team finished on 66 points. In his first season, this resulted in a sixth place finish, however in the 2019–20 season this was enough to finish third, only the second time Manchester United had finished in the top 3 since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. In addition, Manchester United managed to reach three semi-finals, in the EFL Cup, FA Cup and Europa League, in the 2019–20 season but were not able to advance past their opponents.