‘He is world class’ – What Man Utd players have said about Erik ten Hag

Manchester United have confirmed that Erik ten Hag will be their manager next season – but how have the players reacted to the news?

United’s players reportedly voiced their concerns around Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s training methods and were also frustrated by Ralf Rangnick’s coaching methods.

According to reports, Ten Hag’s appointment had a mixed reception from the United squad and some players wanted former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino.

We’ve taken a look at what some of their current players have said about Ten Hag.

– “I’m very excited the club has made the decision so finally we all know who is going to be the new manager,” the Spanish goalkeeper told MUTV in April.

“We know what he has done for Ajax, he has nearly been in a Champions League final, he’s won many leagues and he develops very good players, so I’m very excited to work under him.

“I think he plays very good football. Now we have to be focused on the last games but we are excited for this.”

He continued: “It’s good to know he is already watching the games and thinking about what he can do to change for us. I’m looking forward to working under him.”

– “It’s going to be a fantastic opportunity to work with such a great manager,” Dalot told United’s official website. “His work at Ajax is outstanding.

“I think everybody falls in love with the attractive football he has played with that Ajax team. I’m sure we are going to be very happy to have him here and to start to work with him.

“Hopefully, like I said, we can finish the [next] season fighting for trophies and being there with hunger and competing with the other teams. But we are going step by step, we’re going to start well and hopefully, next season, can do better than this one.”

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