New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag joins Twitter

New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has created a Twitter account, although it remains private and inactive at present.

After being confirmed as the next permanent manager following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sacking, Ten Hag arrived in England two weeks ago to begin life as United boss. The 52-year-old was in attendance for the final match of a disastrous season as his new side lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace and has been preparing for the transfer window and pre-season in the days since.

Ten Hag has now got a Twitter account in his name, with the profile @eriktenhag being verified on the social media platform. The account was created in May 2022 but is lying dormant at present.

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The profile is currently locked as a private account, has no profile picture or bio information and does not follow any other accounts. It has one follower but its identity can not be ascertained due to the privacy settings.

As the account has been launched without any fanfare and remains locked, it's possible the club or the manager's own team secured the @ in order to prevent any impersonators or parodies from using it instead. It's also possible that the account may be made public and used in the future.

Upon being unveiled as the club's new manager, Ten Hag explained what excited him about the role. He told United's in-house media: “I think many [reasons]. First of all, we want to make the fans proud. Second, of course, we are in this moment, the current situation is obviously not that good.

"It’s a big challenge. I want to build and construct a team who are battling for each other, who are unified and who will get results. Also, we are playing in the Theatre of