New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag fires warning to Old Trafford superstars: ‘I make no concessions’

Erik ten Hag has warned the Manchester United squad that ‘no concessions’ will be made as he looks to bring success back to Old Trafford.

Known for his vibrant and demanding style of football, Ten Hag has won two Eredivisie titles and two Dutch clubs while in charge of Ajax.

He will move to United at the end of the season after agreeing a three-year deal to become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent replacement and the Premier League club’s fifth manager since Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Red Devils have endured a largely dismal spell since Fergie’s retirement in 2013, failing to keep pace with Premier League rivals Manchester City and Liverpool and going five years without a trophy.

The power of Manchester United’s superstars has also been raised as a problem in recent years, with dressing room leaks a regular feature of both Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick’s reigns.

While Ten Hag is considered one of the most respected coaches in Europe, he will need to impose himself on the Old Trafford squad from the off and has warned his future players that he will make ‘no concessions’ and intends to stick by his principles.

Asked whether he can cope with the superstars at United and ‘the Cristiano Ronaldo’s of this world’, Ten Hag told Dutch outlet Trouw: ‘I think I can, but I will stay myself in that.

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‘I won’t change my vision on coaching. The players always determine how you play, but I indicate the requirements that come with it and the standards.

‘I will tell them their task and whoever does not meet those tasks will hear that from me, no matter who it is. I make no concessions in that regard.’

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