Erik ten Hag insists he has by no means regretted taking the job as Manchester United supervisor.
United completed third, reached the FA Cup remaining, and ended their six-year look forward to a trophy by successful the EFL Cup in Ten Hag’s first season in cost.
The Dutchman’s second season has not lived as much as the primary, as United sit in eighth, with a European place slipping away from them.
With a yr nonetheless left on his contract, Ten Hag is underneath rising stress following a poor run of outcomes, together with a humbling 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Monday.
“I don’t remorse being right here for one second,” stated Ten Hag.
“This can be a large membership. You don’t know the challenges you need to face till you’re in it. However I wished this problem.”
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Ten Hag as soon as once more highlighted their damage troubles, particularly in defence, as one in every of their primary struggles this season.
Stories emerged following the Palace defeat that the United gamers now not backed their supervisor, however Ten Hag rejected that suggestion.
“There’s nice crew spirit. In nearly each sport they fought,” he added.
“Not on Monday [at Palace], that’s the reason I used to be so dissatisfied. However in all the opposite video games they’ve fought. I can’t have any doubts about this.”
United host Arsenal at Previous Trafford on Sunday, as Mikel Arteta’s facet goal to return to the highest of the Premier League desk.
Regardless of being favourites to win the sport, Arteta praised Ten Hag as a coach and stated the membership ought to give him extra time.
When requested in regards to the Dutchman’s place, Arteta stated: “I can solely discuss what I take into consideration him as a coach. He’s a superb coach. I like his groups, each Ajax and United.
“Hopefully he will get the time as a result of we’re colleagues, and we all know how troublesome it’s on this league and what the margins are – hopefully that’s the case as a result of I feel he is a superb coach.”