Manchester United supervisor has issued a defiant response to experiences that he could possibly be sacked after main the Purple Devils to victory in Saturday’s FA Cup ultimate in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.
United ran out 2-1 winners at Wembley because of first-half strikes from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo and held on for the win regardless of a late effort from Metropolis’s Jeremy Doku.
Ten Hag has been broadly anticipated to depart the Previous Trafford outfit this summer time, following a troublesome Premier League season which noticed United end eighth – their lowest-ever place within the competitors.
Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag shakes the hand of the membership’s minority proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe after victory within the FA Cup ultimate in opposition to Manchester Metropolis at Wembley in Might 2024. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
In an interview forward of Saturday’s ultimate, Ten Hag stated he had spoken to minority proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe about staying on.
“That’s what they at all times inform me,” the Dutchman informed reporters at his post-match press convention on Saturday. “What number of instances do I’ve to inform you? Each time it’s the identical query. Do I’ve to repeat myself 10, 15, 20 instances?
“They do not have to inform me each week in the event that they inform me so usually. I heard it many instances.”
Ratcliffe praised the United employees in an announcement after Saturday’s derby win, though he didn’t point out Ten Hag by identify and the British billionaire refused to talk within the combined zone at Wembley.
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“Two trophies in two years is just not dangerous, three finals in two years is just not dangerous,” Ten Hag stated on Saturday.
“If they do not need me, then I’m going some other place to win trophies as a result of that’s what I do.”
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And requested if he was upset by experiences that United had spoken to different potential candidates about changing him, he stated: “I do not know if they’ve performed this, I am unable to reply this query,” he stated. “I do not know. Perhaps you’ve got sources. I haven’t got them.
“I’m in a mission and we’re precisely the place we wish to be, we’re developing a workforce for the long run. Once I took over we have been in a large number. The workforce is growing, the workforce is profitable and the workforce performs to an id, however you want the gamers to be out there and a robust squad, particularly if you play in England and Europe.
“There may be a variety of work to do however now we have worth within the squad, excessive potentials. The workforce is progressing and we’re profitable trophies.”
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