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Erik ten Hag threatened to walk out of an interview on Saturday evening after being questioned about the Manchester United job.

The Ajax boss is set to be confirmed as the next United manager in the coming weeks, once his backroom team is assembled. Interim manager Ralf Rangnick will remain in charge until the end of the season before starting a two-year consultancy gig.

English press were banned from attending Ten Hag's post-match press conference on Saturday evening in the hope of avoiding unwanted questions about the United job. Ajax defeated Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 thanks to goals from Davy Klaassen and Dusan Tadic.

Despite the ban, Ten Hag was still questioned about his future. "I want to talk about the game," said the Ajax boss when asked. "I am not reacting to rumours... [ask me] questions about the game or I am going inside."

Ten Hag wants to avoid any unnecessary distractions, as Ajax are competing for a league and cup double. They're currently seven points clear of PSV in second having played a game more. They will face the same opponent in the Dutch Cup final on April 17.

Ajax's press ban was revealed by Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill, who was in Amsterdam to question Ten Hag. "As Ten Hag was preparing his team to face Sparta Rotterdam, the media team were busily rejecting the applications from the English media to attend the post-match news conference," said Cotterill.

"There will be no radio, no newspapers, no Sky Sports News. They don't want