Erik ten Hag breaks silence on his Man United future – with perception on what he says Sir Jim Ratcliffe thinks – as he repeatedly claims membership are in ‘transition interval’ regardless of being over two years into his tenure

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has opened up on his future, amid rising hypothesis surrounding his job.

Ten Hag and United have endured a tough begin to the season, shedding three of their first six Premier League video games, whereas additionally they did not beat FC Twente of their opening Europa League match.

Sunday’s 3-0 defeat by Tottenham was seen by many as a nadir in Ten Hag’s tenure  after a dismal show, with studies claiming the Dutchman has simply two video games to save lots of his job.

Nevertheless, talking to Sky Sports activities, Ten Hag was determined in his perception that he’ll get issues proper at Outdated Trafford, whereas he additionally claimed his job wasn’t in danger regardless of United’s struggles. 

‘I am not anxious (about shedding my job),’ he mentioned. ‘We’re in right here collectively. We made an settlement this summer season, the possession, the management, and we’re all behind it. 

‘We all know the technique, with younger gamers in a transition interval and we all know on this course of this may occur. However ultimately, in Could, in all of my final six seasons there have been trophies and that is what we’re all aiming for.’

There was important hypothesis over Ten Hag’s future in the summertime after a tough 2023-24 marketing campaign earlier than the INEOS-led footballing construction determined to stay with him.

He was then backed with reinforcements within the switch market and in addition inside his teaching employees, however issues are but to enhance beneath the Dutchman.

However, Ten Hag insisted the fall-out from Sunday’s defeat by Spurs does not faze him, whereas he additionally revealed the important thing message he has been delivering to his squad over the previous two days.

‘It is like a course of,’ he added. ‘You do it at all times whenever you play a sport, then you definately shut the sport down and you are taking the assessments, you set your conclusions and you are taking it from there. 

‘An important factor is needing to maintain the assumption. Keep within the sport by holding perception, so there’s an important message to provide as a result of for those who lose religion you lose every little thing. 

‘Now we have to maintain going, stick with the plan. It is advisable to consider at all times, consider as a person, consider in your team-mate, (consider within the) group and consider within the plan you execute. That’s completely what you want.’

Since Ten Hag took over in Could 2022, United have completed third and eighth within the Premier League, though they’ve received the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in that point, with the Dutchman frequently pointing to his trophy document in English soccer.

Nevertheless, issues have been removed from plane-sailing, with final season’s eighth place end United’s lowest within the Premier League period, whereas additionally they crashed out of the Champions League within the group stage.

Ten Hag has additionally been closely backed, spending virtually £550million within the switch market, with United forking out virtually £200m on the likes of Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte this summer season.

Regardless of the outlay, Ten Hag, who’s now in his third season in cost, went on to repeatedly declare that United are in transition.

‘We have been in transition for a very long time at Man United,’ he defined. ‘From the second I got here in we knew we needed to change, we needed to exchange some older gamers, carry some new gamers in. 

‘Our selection was to carry younger gamers in, that takes time to get them used to the sport mannequin and (get the) message on board. 

‘Our followers are impatient, and that’s they’re entitled to be impatient, however we’re impatient too. Once we lose, everyone seems to be upset, annoyed however it’s gasoline to get higher. 

‘To introduce a brand new tradition, within the meantime we now have to win. Now we have confirmed that in final two years that we win and I’ve confirmed in my profession I at all times win.’

Ten Hag has a crunch week arising, with United – who at present sit thirteenth within the Premier League – set to tackle Porto within the Europa League on Thursday, earlier than they journey to Aston Villa on Sunday.

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