Erik ten Hag dismisses Man Utd future speculation ahead of FA Cup final
Erik ten Hag dismisse needing future assurances as reports emerge before the FA Cup final that Manchester United will sack him next season.
After winning the Carabao Cup, finishing third in the Premier League and reaching the FA Cup final during a promising first season, things have gone awry under the Dutchman this term.
United are preparing to face Manchester City in a second straight FA Cup เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง final but stumbling home eighth — their worst Premier League finish — has led to intense talk about Ten Hag’s position ahead of Saturday’s clash.
The under-fire boss brushe aside any suggestion of the final potentially being his last match in a build-up that saw him aske whether talks were planne with the owners early next week to reflect on everything.
“No, we already did (it) and on Sunday I will go on holiday,” he said. “I think I deserve it.”
Aske then whether he has given any assurances he will definitely be United manager next season, he said: “It is not necessary. We go for next season.”
Ten Hag spoke confidently at his pre-final press conference on Thursday but the following day — just over 24 hours before kick-off at Wembley — The Guardian reporte that the club have already decide his fate.
The report said that United, now led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s ambitious Ineos team, will sack the 54-year-old even if they win at Wembley, the same fate that befell his compatriot Louis van Gaal in 2016.
United were quick to insist that no decision has made on the manager’s future, stressing that the season will be reviewe after the Wembley showpiece.