Erik ten Hag

Manchester United have ended their search for permanent successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who left in November, by taking Erik ten Hag from Ajax.

Ten Hag said: “It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead. It is understood that Richard Arnold, the chief executive, engaged in the final stages of the process and there was unanimous agreement that Ten Hag was the outstanding candidate. Manchester United have confirmed that Erik ten Hag will be their new manager on contract to June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year.

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“It will be difficult to leave Ajax after these incredible years, and I can assure our fans of my complete commitment and focus on bringing this season to a successful conclusion before I move to Manchester United.” “It will be difficult to leave Ajax after these incredible years, and I can assure our fans of my complete commitment and focus on bringing this season to a successful conclusion before I move to Manchester United.” Erik ten Hag said: “It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead.

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"Two domestic doubles and one kick away from a Champions League final later and there is an acceptance Ten Hag has brought some of the best football that Ajax have seen in years. "Man Utd are still a massive, massive club - one of the biggest clubs in the world. He does not just want to be a head coach - he wants to have control over the transfer strategy and recruitment as well. There is clarity now - all the players who are thinking of leaving, or who Man Utd want to sign, know Ten Hag is going to be the new manager. They want something that's completely different that they've not had before, and that's probably gone against Pochettino in some ways." He told United's website: "It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead. But let's not forget, less than 12 months ago, Man Utd finished second in the Premier League, they finished above Liverpool and over the past decade, six of the last 10 seasons they have finished above Liverpool. He's got more experience than I think most people think at the age of 52. I did a poll the other week and I was absolutely stunned - 220,000 people voted and 82 per cent were in favour of bringing him in over [Mauricio] Pochettino. He's won a couple of titles and cups in Holland. His style of play is good. "It's a massive jump but he's got a good coaching pedigree. Ten Hag will be United's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

The Dutchman will replace Ralf Rangnick, who was installed on a temporary basis after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November.

United have become a shadow of their former selves and it hurts. Faces, attitudes and dressing room culture have to change. That's what Steve McLaren spotted in him when Ten Hag served as his assistant at FC Twente in the Dutch league and McLaren knows what it takes to win at Old Trafford - he was assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson during the iconic treble winning season of 1999. The compensation to Ajax for Ten Hag leaving is understood to be £1.7m and Manchester United's good relationship with former player Edwin van der Sar, who is now Ajax's chief executive, is understood to have played a part in the negotiations. Ajax chief executive, Edwin van der Sar, has thanked Ten Hag and said: "He is going to make the step to one of the biggest clubs in the world, in a fantastic league", but added that he would have liked to have kept him for longer. Ten Hag said it was a "great honour" to be appointed manager and he was "hugely excited by the challenge ahead".

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The quality of teams against you is much higher, and it will be difficult to be as dominant in the Premier League as Ajax was in Holland. Erik ten Hag said upon being appointed: “It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead. The worst-kept secret in football has been confirmed: Erik ten Hag will be the next Manchester United manager. Control needs to be taken away from the directors and back to the manager.” Welcome to Manchester United. Time to fasten the belts and enjoy the ride!” “The style of football he’s played at Ajax over the last four and a half years is great to watch. We’ve squandered a lot of money, too many of the players who’ve not worked out, too many have been big names and we’ve been star struck by them, the timing of them coming has been imperfect. Andy Mitten, editor of the longstanding United We Stand fanzine, has welcomed Ten Hag’s appointment but says it won’t be easy for him and some patience will be needed. He told me this and a couple of weeks later he was the best coach for me.” A spokesperson for Maguire said: “In the last 24 hours, Harry has received a serious threat to his family home. The worst-kept secret in football has been confirmed: Erik ten Hag will be the next Manchester United manager. “We need to get back to being the huge club that we are.

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The winger was bought from Southampton in 2018 for £12m and has since become a staple in ten Hag’s Ajax formation. Just 10 days after this win, ten Hag won the Eredivisie, earning the club the double. Ryan Babel is one of ten Hag’s most successful loan players. Ten Hag then secured a loan figure of £1.5m from Galatasaray for their winger and he has gone on to score three goals in his 25 appearances for the team sitting top of the Eredivisie. He moved to Ajax in 2017 and two years later led the side to the semi-finals of the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League for the first time in 17 years. Ralf Rangnick was brought in back in November to take on an interim role after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sent on his way, and the intervening months have seen several names linked with a move to Old Trafford, but the board has now confirmed that the Ajax manager will take on the permanent position.

Man United have announced Erik ten Hag will take charge at the end of the season, replacing Ralf Rangnick as manager.

Come United's elimination from the Champions League in mid-March, the MEN revealed Ten Hag was the club's preferred candidate. Some are 'underwhelmed by Ten Hag. The players were wisely not consulted on Ten Hag after Ronaldo's view on Solskjaer (and Antonio Conte) was gauged in October and November. Zinedine Zidane was available, just as he is now, and remains the frontrunner to replace Pochettino at the Parc des Princes in the summer. United wanted Pochettino in the wake of Solskjaer's sacking and approached Paris Saint-Germain, who abhorred the prospect of yielding to one of European football's traditional elite. Those at United who have spoken to Ten Hag insist he is determined to prove himself in a major league and ready to manage world sport's most scrutinised institution. Ultimately, United decided Ten Hag was the manager most closely aligned with the club's identity and strategy.

The Dutchman is tasked with delivering the first sustained title challenge in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, with the club in disarray and a host of star ...

"Four and a half years is a good amount of time, but we would have liked to have kept Erik at Ajax for longer. "We owe Erik a lot of thanks for what he has achieved with Ajax so far, but we are not done yet. They lost to PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Cup final on Sunday.

Patience is no longer a choice at Manchester United where they now will have to move the earth to please Ten Hag - but will it work?

And there are doubts because success here will surely require a leap of faith and a double dose of patience from all involved. There are doubts because Ten Hag has never managed in this maelstrom nor in one of the major European leagues. If it can’t get any worse, there is no option but to be brave and to reach for something better. There are doubts because United love talking about their grand visions for expansions and improvements but their inaction speaks louder; who knows if Ten Hag will actually get all he wants. There are doubts; of course there are doubts. But more important than all of that, he arrives at a club that has no choice but to let him shape them rather than the vice versa.

Erik ten Hag has already identified Hannibal Mejbri, Alejandro Garnacho and James Garner as three Manchester United youngsters to include in his first-team ...

‘It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead,’ said Ten Hag after confirmation of his move. The report claims that Ten Hag has split the United squad he will inherit into four groups – those are the top of their careers such as Raphael Varane, Bruno Fernandes and David De Gea, those who are close to reaching that, including Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay, those who are still rising up such as Jadon Sancho and then the academy players he believes have a ‘bright future’, including Mejbri, Garnacho and Garner. According to The Guardian, United have already told Ten Hag that he will not receive a ‘lavish budget’ but instead will be given ‘adequate funds’ with which he can sign improvements.

The Dutchman will seek to bring warmth and coherence to an ailing celebrity club – it would be hard work for any manager.

Appointing him is in one sense another Rangnick: a process manager at a club that has no process; another doomed attempt by this hollowed-out robot replicant of a club to ape the human elements of a successful sporting culture. Right now, though, the fear is more what this club might do to him over the next three years. The key task will be to break the cycle of mediocrity, to put a firewall between his own work and the layers of middle management inserted by the ownership. Matt Busby took a club that had been bombed into the dust by the Luftwaffe, Alex Ferguson a booze-addled ship without a league title in 20 years. It isn’t hard to see why Ten Hag looks like an attractive option to the United board. For the first time since Alex Ferguson back in 1986 Manchester United have sourced a manager who is qualified on his record but also still on the rise in his own career. Two years of disciplined management, of stubbornness, of insisting on following his own process could inject even this ghost ship, this gothic mansion, with a little warmth, a sense of sharpened edges. Ten Hag is a talented coach and a man of substance. Players have described him as a father figure and notably sympathetic one-to-one, essential qualities in a squad that appears to be teetering constantly on the verge of some kind of collective personality breakdown. Ten Hag has a reputation for promoting youth, for working to a specific 4-3-3 system, but those who know him say he will build around what he has. This is an appointment process so refined it has, to date, dished up five random, ill-fitting, hilariously oscillating selections in the course of the past decade. David Moyes, who came in a little above his level, was recast by eight months in the job as a total imposter, some hollow-eyed passer-by with an empty briefcase on his desk.

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"It's on the tip of Rangnick's tongue in every single interview he does and you feel like he's going to go rogue at some point and start calling players out. They've got Arsenal Saturday, Chelsea next Thursday where all the eyes are still going to be on them and they're going to have to try to turn up. I wouldn't be putting pressure on Ten Hag in the first two or three years to win a Premier League title. "But honestly, I wouldn't be putting too much pressure on Ten Hag in the first one or two years to win a trophy at the club. "The players have completely lost their confidence and belief," said Neville. "They don't want to play football for Manchester United at this moment in time. "It took Jurgen Klopp four or five years to win a Premier League title, as great a job as he's done.

Erik Ten Hag was confirmed as United's manager on Wednesday on £9m a year until 2025, and is set to be joined by his Ajax assistant Mitchell van der Gaag ...

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Manchester United have appointed Erik ten Hag as manager and he will take over at the end of this season.

He has to hit the ground running." You would never be able to do that in the Premier League. Tuchel won the Champions League with Chelsea months after landing his first job in England. Ex-United assistant coach Meulensteen told Sky Sports: "The leagues is one of the biggest differences that he will face.

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Now we have to be focused on the last games but we are excited for this. Now let’s focus on Arsenal and fight for the top four.’ I’m sure they’re going to let him rebuild the squad because that needs to happen.

At Utrecht he transformed me and had the skill to make his vision a reality, even if his method was annoying at the start.

On Sunday morning he was there and he did the meeting. For example, at Utrecht he brought in Zakaria Labyad, who was not fit and had been written off by many, and a year later Zakaria was the Eredivisie’s best attacker. It was the weekend we qualified for the Europa League through the playoffs. He is not the romantic that we like in the Netherlands; he wants to win. And in a completely different way than with us. He also struck the right chord with me mentally. But I was soon enthusiastic, because he is so good in terms of content and details. He also has an eye for the person behind the footballer. He uses a coach looking after the mental side of things, Joost Leenders, but also looks for causes himself if you underperform. His great class is that he knows exactly how he wants it, and how to make it work. You were enjoying the game and then the whistle was blown again and Erik would say you were positioned wrong. He immediately demanded an extra training pitch, which the youth department was not thrilled with.

Senior football writer Tyrone Marshall answered fans' questions in a live webchat after Ten Hag was confirmed as United's new manager.

Despite suggestions to the contrary, he is still employed by Monaco as a sporting director and has been linked with a technical director role at Chelsea. Q: I have another question regarding the rumour that Rangnick had a spat with Fletcher in Anfield. Is it true? Rashford will welcome the chance to impress a new manager and a summer off might help him clear his head. TM: A striker and a midfielder are the two certainties when it comes to transfers. There has already been plenty of speculation as to what we could see from Ten Hag this summer as he gets to work building his squad. The 52-year-old will have plenty on his plate when he arrives in the summer.

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“We owe Erik a lot of thanks for what he has achieved with Ajax so far, but we are not done yet. “That clarity is important. Erik ten Hag is excited by the challenge of bringing success back to stuttering Manchester United when he takes over as manager at the end of the season. “We wish Erik the best of luck as he focuses on achieving a successful end to the season at Ajax and look forward to welcoming him to Manchester United this summer.” Ten Hag impressed the United hierarchy with his long-term vision for the club and proved the unanimous choice, with the 52-year-old seen as having the drive and nous to lead them back to the top. Erik ten Hag excited by challenge of bringing success back to Manchester United

You might have heard that Manchester United have a new manager. Some guy called Erik.

But with the possible exception of the two at the top, there wasn't a team in the league more particular to its manager and to their vision. It's to get the club to a position where not winning the title becomes something to worry about, rather than the natural order of things. A proper clash of the titans this evening, as Barcelona Femení take on Wolfsburg in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. "Nobody should be suckered into thinking that Ten Hag’s arrival from Ajax will put a stop to Liverpool and Manchester City from having all the fun," he writes. The Merseyside Blues still have the advantage of position, of points and of games played. Failure is relative and dictated by circumstance, and United aren't good enough to fail at winning the league. Or maybe it was the fact that Burnley played energetic attacking football, created loads of chances, scored two of them and could have had more. It is traditional, in these moments, to outline the contents of a manager's in-tray. But Ten Hag is being given a huge lump of clay to shape any way he pleases, and even if it cracks and crumbles and falls apart, that does sound like fun. Could have easily have been six, in fact, but for a wasted penalty against West Ham. But perhaps the most impressive thing aboutlast night's win over Southamptonwas that Burnley's players didn't seem to be carrying that disappointment with them. But perhaps — and we're guessing here — there comes a point where a mess becomes so big that it starts to look like a good time. Was Erik ten Hag watching on Tuesday night, as Manchester United went to Anfield? As the side he will take over this summer lay down meekly on the chopping board; as they were filleted, seasoned, lightly fried and then devoured by a rampant title-chasing Liverpool? He probably was.

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The impressive Ajax boss is looking to wrap up a third Eredivisie title before moving to Old Trafford on a three-year deal, which includes the option of a further year. "I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve. The club say he will be in charge from the end of this season until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year.

During his playing days, FC Twente defender Erik marked Ruud van Nistelrooy in the striker's final match for PSV Eindhoven before completing his delayed move to ...

Aside from these direct deals with United, Ajax have done plenty of business with the Premier League during Ten Hag’s period as head coach. As Ajax boss, Erik ten Hag had plenty of official dealings with Manchester United, having both sold to and bought from the club. Blind has gone on to become the player Ten Hag has selected more often than any other player, apart from Dusan Tadic, in his managerial career. When Ten Hag was named head coach of Ajax in December 2017, it was a former Manchester United player who authorised the appointment – giving Erik another strong Reds connection. In an incredible first full season in charge of Ajax, 2018/19, while winning the Dutch league-and-cup double, Ten Hag also took his team on an electric run to the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they faced Tottenham Hotspur, managed by Mauricio Pochettino at the time. The following campaign, Ten Hag locked horns with Chelsea, coached by Frank Lampard, in the group stages.

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Ten Hag himself said: “It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead. We wish Erik the best of luck as he focuses on achieving a successful end to the season at Ajax and look forward to welcoming him to Manchester United this summer.” They find themselves battling to make the top four and Ten Hag could yet be preparing for his first season without Champions League football.

Ten Hag, currently head coach of Ajax, will replace interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of the season. The 52-year-old Dutchman has signed a three-year deal ...

“If you get the players wrong, you’re struggling,” he said on Sky Sports. “There’s a big job to do in many different aspects. “I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve,” he added. United’s recruitment is also “a major issue”, Stone added. What needs to be dealt with initially is “attitude, work ethic, belief, confidence and then hopefully you start to think about winning trophies”. “Quite simply, it should be the bare minimum for a club of United’s stature.” Ten Hag said it was a “great honour” to be appointed manager of United and he is “hugely excited” by the challenge ahead.

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The Dutchman has said following his arrival:“ It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead. The forward returned in the summer and, whilst scoring regularly, has been accused of altering the club's style and may struggle under Ten Hag's philosophy. Ten Hag also has players who he believes are 'entering their peaks' and is hoping to continue their development.

Manchester United are set to forge ahead with their summer transfer plans following the appointment of Erik ten Hag.

‘I knew that Erik was one of the candidates the board spoke to,’ he added. ‘I’m pretty positive with a full pre-season, with having the chance to build and mould his own staff, also a new team, which is obvious, we will have a new team, with a full pre-season, I am pretty sure that we will see a different team and improvement on the pitch.’ The 52-year-old was confirmed as Ralf Rangick’s permanent successor on Thursday and, although he is not due to officially start work at his new club until the summer, United are keen to press ahead of what promises to be a tumultuous summer.

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"The way they worked, what they worked on and that was through every age group. The philosophy, the culture and the environment. McClaren also claimed United's players should expect 'long days and long hours' across the summer.

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Within Ajax’s statement upon the announcement of ten Hag’s impending move to Manchester, the new United manager said: “I only have one interest now and that's these last five games. The long-expected announcement of Erik ten Hag’s appointment as the next Manchester United boss on Thursday was met with optimism by fans. Ten Hag has been tasked with the challenge of restoring United back as title contenders in a long-term project.

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"It was surprising to me that he looked surprised. He's the new Manchester United manager. "He didn't really want to say much did he?

The Dutchman has signed a three-year contract with Manchester United with the task of rebuilding the squad.

But for the young players to thrive Ten Hag needs to imprint his style of play – something Ralf Rangnick has struggled to do. With a rumoured £200m to spend ten Hag will need to prioritise a defensive midfielder – Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips have both been linked to United. Is the Arteta way the right way? As Arsenal have found to their benefit, clearing out the big-earners not only creates financial freedom to revamp the squad, it also frees up minutes for academy products to filter into the first team. Offloading some of that burden would create more flexibility in the transfer market. He is approaching the same number of games in charge as Jose Mourinho’s entire reign at Old Trafford. Stability has given him confidence to make bold choices that are starting to pay off.

Ralf Rangnick has backed Erik ten Hag to improve Manchester United on the pitch following confirmation of the Dutchman's appointment.

United are three points behind fifth-placed Arsenal in the Premier League table. "He will have his own ideas. "It will be a significant change and rebuild necessary, that's clear. "I knew that Erik was one of the candidates the board spoke to and obviously I told them, at least from what I had seen and knew from people who had worked with Erik, that I think he would be a good choice and I still believe he will be a very good choice." "There might be a few others who, although they still have contracts, are on loan might still want to be on loan or leave the club. "From what I've seen him do at Bayern Munich when he was the Under-23 coach and Ajax now, I like his football and I'm pretty positive that with a full pre-season, with having the chance to build and mould his own staff, also a new team, which is obvious, we will have a new team.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick is confident new appointment Erik ten Hag will spark an improvement at Old Trafford next season.

“I still believe that he is a very good choice and, all the other things, we so far haven't had time to speak about,” the German concluded, referring to his role at the club beyond this season. “I'm pretty positive with a full pre-season, with having the chance to build and mould his own staff, also a new team, which is obvious, we will have a new team, with a full pre-season, I am pretty sure that we will see a different team and improvement on the pitch.” Ralf is yet to speak to Erik on a one-to-one basis but he has been impressed with the job the 52-year-old has done at Ajax, with the Amsterdam club closing in on a third Eredivisie title in four years under Ten Hag, with the other campaign curtailed due to the outbreak of Covid-19.