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Erik Ten Hag relishing Jose Mourinho Europa League showdown

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Erik ten Hag is relishing his showdown with Jose Mourinho, labelling one of his predecessors as Manchester United boss as "an example for many, many managers".United head to Istanbul this week to take on Fenerbahce in the Europa League, offering up a reunion with Mourinho, who took charge at the Turkish club in the summer following his sacking by Roma.The Portuguese is one of the most decorated managers in history and while he proved a divisive figure at United during his tenure from 2016-18, he won three trophies including the Europa League in 2017.With United drawing their first two fixtures in this season's competition, Ten Hag recognises the significance of the occasion and is looking forward to pitting his wits against Mourinho on Thursday."It’s a big game for both of us," Ten Hag said at the Football Writers’ Association Northern Managers Awards dinner."I really enjoy facing him and playing against him.

He has always good teams, he is a winner – he (has) won so many trophies – I think he is an example for many, many managers."Despite leading United to FA Cup glory at the end of last season, Ten Hag is again under scrutiny after an indifferent start to this campaign but the Dutchman accepts it comes with the territory."It is football, you have to live for now," he said. "(What happened) is in the past, you have to prove (yourself) every day, you have to prove yourself every season so we have to go for it."We are in the start of the season and we will see where we end but our target is to win a trophy again."Some of the pressure on Ten Hag was eased on Saturday as United came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring the winner.Having shown promise in a stop-start first campaign

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