Erik ten Hag believes he can win a trophy at Manchester United this season
Manchester United are 13th in the Premier League after a slow start to the season
A determined Erik ten Hag has insisted he is not worried about losing his job and remains confident that he can turn Manchester United’s season around.
Despite intense speculation regarding his future, Ten Hag is expected to remain in charge for this week’s away fixtures against Porto and Aston Villa.
The pressure on the Dutchman has intensified after United’s poor start to the season, which hit a new low with a 3-0 loss to Tottenham.
The performance was harshly criticised by former club captain Gary Neville, who described it as “disgusting.”
Asked about whether he fears losing his job, Ten Hag said: “I’m not thinking about it, I’m not anxious.
“We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership.
“We made this agreement, and we were all behind it.
“We know the strategy [is to bring in] young players in a transition period.
“They also know in May in all my last six seasons there were always trophies and that is what we are aiming for.”
Manchester United have managed only two wins in their first six matches this season, leaving them in the bottom half of the Premier League table with seven points.
This follows last season’s disappointing eighth-place finish, marking the club’s worst performance in the Premier League era.
“If you lose your faith, you lose everything,” Ten Hag added in an interview with Sky Sports said.
“We have to keep going and stick to the plan.
“For a long period, we are in transition at Manchester United,” he added.
“From the moment I came in, we knew we had to change. We had to replace some older players.
“Our choice was to bring young players in and that takes time to get the messages on board, to get a game model on board and to introduce a new culture.
“That takes time.
“In the meantime, you have to win and I think we have proven in the last two years that we win.
“I’ve proven in my career that always I will win.
‘The last six years I have eight trophies.”
“Yes. We have seen in this group there is a good spirit. Even after all the setbacks [in the Spurs defeat] they kept going,” he added.
“You see that spirit in this team and you see this is a team they want to fight for each other.
“Also you can see the fans, they are disappointed, but they kept with us and they kept supporting us from the first moment till the last moment.
“We are in it together.”
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