Erik ten Hag has revealed he has already held talks with the Manchester United hierarchy over his future and has hinted at a possible keep on the membership, saying: “We go for next season”.
The Dutchman’s Previous Trafford future is beneath severe risk after guiding United to eighth place within the Premier League this season, their lowest-ever end.
Ought to United lose Saturday’s FA Cup closing to Manchester Metropolis, they are going to be left with out European soccer subsequent season. Will probably be simply the second time United have did not play in Europe because the 1989/90 season.
Studies have claimed that not even a victory in opposition to Man Metropolis at Wembley would save Ten Hag’s job, however Sky Sports activities Information understands United won’t resolve his future till after the FA Cup closing.
Ten Hag – who received the Carabao Cup closing final season – will nonetheless take cost of United for the Wembley closing on Saturday, however he was requested if talks are deliberate for subsequent week surrounding his future.
He replied: “No, we already did that. Sunday, I go on holiday. I think I deserved it.”
Requested if he has been given assurances that he’ll stay in cost at Previous Trafford subsequent season, Ten Hag then mentioned: “It’s not necessary. We go for next season.”
Ten Hag’s future is the primary main determination new United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS Director of Sport Sir Dave Brailsford should make since their £1.2bn funding was accomplished in December.
Sky Sports activities Information reported this week that United would need to communicate to Brentford supervisor Thomas Frank, former Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino and Ipswich City’s Kieran McKenna ought to Ten Hag go away the membership.
It was additionally revealed that United have already spoken to McKenna’s representatives by new chief government Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox final week.
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Sky Sports activities Information senior reporter Rob Dorsett studies Manchester United officers have met representatives of Ipswich City supervisor Kieran McKenna
Requested if Ratcliffe and Brailsford wished him luck forward of the FA Cup closing, Ten Hag mentioned: “Yes of course. We are together. They are – since January – part of this club and they want us to win trophies.
“The membership didn’t win so many trophies within the final 10 years, so now we have now a second alternative in two years. It’s a massive alternative to win one other trophy.”
Ten Hag once again highlighted United’s injury misfortune as to why they did not achieve a higher Premier League finish.
According to Premier League Injuries, Ten Hag’s squad suffered 45 separate injuries during the 2023/24 league season, the highest out of any top-flight club, while they also had 21 individual players pick up injuries, only Tottenham (22) had more.
United’s player also accumulated 1,620 days lost to injuries this season, the sixth-highest out of any Premier League club.
Asked what United could achieve if he was to stay on as United manager next season, Ten Hag replied: “We’re positively aggressive for high 4.
“But the competition, the Premier League, there are many teams in this moment who battle for the top four. But we are definitely in there.
“Additionally, we’d have been [top four] this season – if the gamers would have been accessible. However that’s the largest factor that has to alter, that gamers over the course of the season can be found.”
Ten Hag: Three finals in two years, it is not that unhealthy
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Ten Hag mentioned he’s solely involved concerning the job he has to do on the FA Cup closing, as rumours about his future on the membership had been addressed
Saturday will mark Ten Hag’s second FA Cup closing as United supervisor, having guided them to Wembley this time final 12 months, just for Manchester neighbours Metropolis to defeat them 2-1.
Given United have reached Wembley thrice in two years because the Dutchman took over, Ten Hag was eager to defend his home cup report on the membership given they’re in a “transition period.”
“I think it is the fact, it is the truth that this club is in a transition period,” mentioned Ten Hag.
“We progressed many players to higher levels – some younger ones also came into the team and became internationals, also selected for Copa Americas for the Euros, which is very good.
“We need to enhance the squad, we need to create a group for the long run and within the meantime we need to win trophies. And once more on Saturday we have now one other alternative to win an enormous trophy. That’s the third closing in two years. I might say that isn’t too unhealthy.
“Many forget this.
Ten Hag was also asked what he could achieve if he is able to build on the young nucleus of his squad with a few transfers over the summer.
“We’re positively aggressive for high 4,” he said. “However the competitors, the Premier League, there are various groups on this second who battle for the highest 4.
“But we are definitely in there. Also, we would have been this season – if the players would have been available. But that is biggest thing that has to change, that players over the course of the season are available.”
‘We had been higher than Metropolis in final 12 months’s FA Cup closing’
Man Utd had been crushed by Man Metropolis in final season’s FA Cup closing
Ten Hag was additionally adamant his United group had been higher than Metropolis in final 12 months’s FA Cup closing, regardless of Pep Guardiola’s aspect getting their palms on the trophy.
United fell behind after 12 seconds because of Ilkay Gundogan’s speedy opener, and whereas Bruno Fernandes equalised from the penalty after a contentious determination, Gundogan fired in a second-half winner.
“Last season, you can’t change it anymore but when we analysed that match, we were better than them,” Ten Hag mentioned.
“I have some data and on almost every occasion we were better than them – not in terms of possession, they were far better in possession, they had more possession. But all the other facts like getting into the final third, creating chances getting shots on target, every data we were better than them.
“Saturday we’re going to should undergo, sacrifice out of possession as a result of they’re good at it. Now we have to battle and be organised defensively, and if we are able to do this, we have now a possibility. We all know they play at very excessive ranges.
“We have to get up to those levels. We want to be the best. That is our target.”
