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A message on my phone buzzes. “I pick you up at the station.” It is Erik ten Hag offering a lift in his car once my train from Amsterdam arrives in Enschede, in the east of the Netherlands. It is delayed, but he doesn’t seem to mind.
Soon after, he pulls up in a silver Range Rover and gets out to exchange a handshake. He has finished a day’s work
Erik ten Hag has kept his counsel on Manchester United for two years since his sacking in October 2024, but the affection he built up for the club while winning two trophies still shines through when he speaks.
“I enjoyed every minute in Manchester United; I have such wonderful memories,” says the former United manager. “It feels like I’m connected; I’m a fan. It’s an amazing fanbase; they were always
However, Ten Hag was praised for developing younger players such as Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo at Old Trafford.
He said managers “have to show them (modern players) more love”.
“With this generation you choose different words and a different approach,” he said.
“(Sir Alex) Ferguson also belonged to the previous generation. With that generation you could be much more direct in your communication and approach.
“A player of this
The main driver of United’s decrease in revenues was the drop in broadcast revenues.
The club said this was down to United’s men’s first team playing in the Europa League compared to the Champions League in the 2023-24 season.
Now led by Ruben Amorim, United sit a lowly 15th in the Premier League table but are through to the Europa League knockout stages, as well as the fifth round of
Moyes had an 11-year spell in charge of Everton from 2002 to 2013 and managed the club for more than 500 games.
During that time he took the Toffees to the 2009 FA Cup final, losing to Chelsea, and guided them to nine top-eight finishes, including a fourth-place finish in 2004-05, which took Everton into the Champions League qualifying rounds.
He left Goodison Park to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at
Premier League managers were speaking before their midweek Carabao Cup fixtures.
Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed interim manager and will take charge for Manchester United’s fourth-round meeting with Leicester City, but the club are in talks about appointing Amorim as Ten Hag’s permanent successor.
Ten Hag carried out his pre-match media conference for Wednesday’s EFL Cup tie at Old Trafford (19:45 GMT) following the loss at West Ham – but
Such ambition initially raised expectations of a brighter future at the club. But, as Ratcliffe has admitted, on-field results must improve and, now that the decision to retain Ten Hag in the summer has been exposed as a mistake, there will inevitably be renewed focus on Ineos’ record across their other sports teams.
French club Nice, which Ratcliffe bought in 2019, qualified for the Europa League last season. But in
Manchester United are in talks about appointing Sporting manager Ruben Amorim as Erik ten Hag’s replacement.
Dutchman Ten Hag was sacked on Monday following the side’s poor start to the season.
Amorim, 39, is a highly regarded coach who has won two Portuguese league titles with Sporting – including their first in 19 years – since joining in 2020.
The extent of the talks over Amorim are not known.
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Former Ajax boss Ten Hag, 54, took charge in the summer of 2022 and led the club to third place in the Premier League in his first season.
He also guided United to their first piece of silverware in six seasons with a 2-0 win against Newcastle United in the 2023 Carabao Cup final and finished runners-up in the FA Cup final, losing 2-1 to Manchester City.
His second season
