Erik ten Hag remains confident that Manchester United will overcome their current struggles and turn their season around, while he has stated that he isn’t worried about losing his job.
United’s 3-0 defeat on Sunday against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford has heaped pressure on Ten Hag, with his side currently 13th in the Premier League table.
With only two wins from six league games, Ten Hag’s position has come under scrutiny once again. United face crucial fixtures against Porto in the Europa League and Aston Villa in the top-flight this week, but the Dutchman is optimistic his team will eventually pick up results this season.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Ten Hag said: “We are going to make a success from the season.
“Nothing is easy, but this is nothing for me to panic about. We can sort (the problems) out, this team can sort this out.”
United extended Ten Hag’s contract through to June 2026 in July, after the 54-year-old was retained as manager following the club’s end-of-season review.
At the end of the 2023-24 campaign, United’s minority owners INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe considered a number of potential candidates, including Roberto De Zerbi and Thomas Tuchel, but it was ultimately decided that Ten Hag would remain in his post.
After lifting the Carabao Cup in his first season and the FA Cup in his second, Ten Hag faced scrutiny due to the club’s poor league performance, finishing eighth last season — their worst top-flight finish. The current campaign has also been challenging, with United sitting in the bottom half of the table with just seven points.
Despite speculation about his future, Ten Hag remains unfazed, insisting that there is unity between himself, the club’s leadership, and ownership.
“I’m not thinking about it, I’m not anxious (about his future),” he explained. “We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership.
“We made this agreement, and we were all behind it. We know the strategy (is to bring in) young players in a transition period.”
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