'That is what I do' - Erik ten Hag sends defiant message to Ineos over Manchester United future

Erik ten Hag came out fighting after steering Manchester United to an FA Cup final victory and told his Ineos bosses that if they don't want him he will go and win trophies with another club.

The Dutchman has won two trophies in two seasons at United but is still in danger of being sacked despite the FA Cup final victory over Manchester City, with teenagers Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo scoring the goals.

Ten Hag has overseen a dismal Premier League season that ended with United finishing eighth with a negative goal difference and although he insists Ineos have told him they want him to stay, they have also sounded out potential replacements.

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The 54-year-old insisted he wasn't thinking about his future in the wake of a victory to savour but he also fired a strong message to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who watched on at Wembley and went down to the dressing rooms afterwards to congratulate the players and staff, claiming his United project was on track and that his own record showed he was a winner.

"I am in a project and we are exactly where we want to be, we are constructing a team for the future. When I took over we were in a mess," said Ten Hag.

"The team is developing, the team is winning and the team plays to an identity but you need the players to be available and a strong squad especially when you play in England and Europe.

"There is a lot of work to do but we have value in the squad, high potentials, the team is progressing and we are winning trophies. Two trophies in two years is not bad, three finals in two years is not bad. If they don’t want me, then I go somewhere else to win trophies because that is what I do."

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