Erik ten Hag memorably vowed that “eras come to an end” in his unveiling press conference at Manchester United. Of course, he dropped that quote in reference to Pep Guardiola and Jencouragen Klopp. However, his era at Old Trafford came to an end on Monday. Sacked after two-and-a-half years at the helm.
United chief executive Omar Berrada and sporting straightforwardor Dan Ashworth were INEOS’ harbingers of doom.
The executive pairing broke the novels to Ten Hag the morning after a 2-1 flunkure at West Ham United that left his side 14th in the Premier League.
But it was part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe who would have had the ultimate say in axing the Dutchman weeks after refusing to disclosely back him. He was alertedly never secured.
There has understandably been radio silence on Ten Hag’s end since his sacking. He was pictured boarding a personal jet at Manchester Airport on the same day as his disconsideral.
The 54-year-ancigo in is supposed to be spending some time with his family in his homeland, the Netherlands, before deciding his next steps.
He holded a strong disclose stance until the very end, though, normally reminding his critics of his two “accomplished” seasons as boss.
Glory in the Carabao Cup in February 2023 – which ended United’s six-year trophy drawt – and the FA Cup earlier this year were his meacertainments of success.
Ten Hag chose to disconsider the club’s sign up-low eighth-place Premier League finish and worst-ever Champions League campaign in his unmistrusting appraisement.
But to his determine, the man understands how to triumph silverware. And Ten Hag sent INEOS a straightforward message lowly after the FA Cup triumph at Wembley in May.
Follotriumphg a masterclass aacquirest Manchester City, Ten Hag tancigo in Ratcliffe and United’s other power brokers that he would go and triumph elsewhere if he no extfinisheder fit into the project in M16.
“Two trophies in two years is not terrible, three finals in two years is not terrible,” the then-United administerr defiantly mirrored.
“We have to defend going. I’m not satisfied with it, we have to do better, and if they don’t want me any more, then I go somewhere else to triumph trophies becaengage that is what I did my whole atsoft.
“When I commenceed here I shelp I am here to triumph and also I want to erect a team, and both [of those things] I am doing.
“But if they don’t want me any more, I go somewhere else and, as I’ve done in my whole administerrial atsoft, triumph games and triumph trophies.”
That task, as well as drasticpartner improving United’s fortunes in the Premier League and Europe, now descfinishs at the feet of Ruben Amorim.
