Erik ten Hag: 'I have no doubts about my Manchester United future'
Regarded as a major managerial coup when he left Ajax to take charge in Manchester in 2022, acting as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's permanent successor, Ten Hag's first year at the helm was a highly successful one.
In addition to guiding the Red Devils back into the Champions League with a third-placed Premier League finish, the Dutchman oversaw Man United's run to EFL Cup glory, ending a trophy drought that had stood for nearly six years.
However, the 20-time English champions have been a shadow of their old selves in 2023-24, finishing bottom of their Champions League group and already suffering 12 Premier League defeats this term to sit sixth in the table, 11 points off the top four.
The most excruciating of those defeats yet came against Chelsea on Thursday evening, where Man United unbelievably lost 4-3 despite finding themselves 3-2 ahead in the 100th minute, the latest a side has ever lost a Premier League game after leading at such a stage in the match.
Ten Hag planning for future with Man UnitedTen Hag and Man United could still lift the FA Cup this season — they will clash with Coventry City in the semi-finals later this month — but failure to make the Premier League's top four could have major ramifications on his prospects of staying in charge.
New stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has assumed control of football operations, is yet to publicly endorse Ten Hag for the job long-term, although if he is to be given the boot, it is not expected to be while the season is still going.
The manner of Man United's recent performances has attracted
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