Manchester United’s Dutch supervisor Erik ten Hag (Photograph by PAUL ELLIS/AFP through Getty Photographs)
Erik ten Hag has admitted ‘there’s stress’ on his job proper now, however feels the backing of Man Utd house owners INEOS.
The Dutch tactician signed a brand new deal at Outdated Trafford over the summer season after main United to a shock FA Cup ultimate win over Manchester Metropolis.
That was Ten Hag’s second trophy in two years at Man Utd after main the membership to the 2022/23 EFL Cup.
Nonetheless, final season’s Premier League efficiency was removed from ok, ending eighth within the desk and solely securing European soccer because of that FA Cup triumph.
The Purple Devils haven’t made an important begin to his season, both, taking simply six factors from 4 Premier League video games, together with a humiliating 3-0 thrashing at dwelling to arch-rivals Liverpool.
Man Utd are making ready to face Crystal Palace away on Saturday night. Chatting with Sky Sports activities forward of that match, Ten Hag has addressed questions on his job safety and backing from Man Utd house owners INEOS.
“I do know once we are dropping, there’s stress, there’s noise so I don’t should learn these articles what’s arising as a result of I do know it’s there,” mentioned Ten Hag.
“However sure, to reply your query, I really feel the backing. I really feel we’re on this collectively and we’re in a brand new season and yeah, we’ll go once more for silverware and we’ll go once more to assemble a superb crew and yeah, in fact, we hope to do it as within the first season, but when now we have say setbacks, we’ll cope with it after which nonetheless now we have to win.”
Critics ‘at all times need Man Utd to fail’, says Ten Hag
There have been indicators of enchancment with Man Utd profitable their final two video games 3-0 and 7-0 in opposition to Southampton and Barnsley, respectively.
Nonetheless, it’s going to take rather more than that for Ten Hag to persuade followers and his critics that he’s the proper man for the job.
Certainly, the previous Ajax supervisor believes he’s additionally battling in opposition to a panorama wherein many are actively prepared Man Utd’s demise.
“Oh, they at all times wish to let Manchester United fail,” Ten Hag added. “And the one manner we will change this, and that’s we as a crew now we have to show this round and we all know the right way to do it and we all know now we have to win. And once we don’t win, there’s the criticism and now we have to cope with this.
“However once we do the issues proper, we’re assured we will cope with all of this and we will carry out, and now we have proven it so typically.”
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