Man United CEO: Ten Hag has our full backing

Erik ten Hag has the complete backing of Manchester United‘s new management group, in accordance with chief government Omar Berrada.

United triggered a one-year extension to Ten Hag’s contract in the summertime.

It was accomplished regardless of United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford sounding out a lot of potential replacements together with Thomas Tuchel and Roberto De Zerbi.

Each Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth began of their new roles after the choice at hand Ten Hag a brand new contract was made.

However Berrada, who was talking earlier than the 3-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, insisted the Dutchman has the whole assist of membership chiefs.

“We’re very proud of that call [to give Ten Hag a new contract],” Berrada mentioned.

“Erik has our full backing and we have now labored very intently collectively on this switch window. We’ll proceed working very intently with him to assist him get the perfect outcomes out of the group.

“Can we nonetheless consider in Erik? Completely. We expect Erik is the correct coach for us and we’re totally backing him.”

Regardless of the uncertainty round his place following the FA Cup remaining victory over Manchester City in Could, Ten Hag has performed a central function within the membership’s recruitment over the summer season.

Near £200m has been spent on five new players together with Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte.

Ten Hag, who’s beginning his third season at Previous Trafford, referred to as for persistence after the defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

Ashworth additionally admits it’ll take time to see outcomes, however says he is proud of the squad assembled throughout the first window below his steerage.

“I just like the squad, I’ve to say,” Ashworth mentioned. “I in all probability would say that after the enterprise we have accomplished in the summertime. I’ve in all probability accomplished 25 home windows now and been doing this for a good time frame.

“I do not assume there’s ever been a window the place we have gone, ‘Oh God, it is gone completely completely, we have accomplished each single in, we have accomplished each single out we wished to do’. There are all the time bits.

“However in the primary, the goal positions we wished to strengthen, the gamers we have introduced in, the depth and choices when all people is totally match that Erik has, and we have now as a membership, I am happy with that.”

Ashworth and Berrada have been a part of a summer season of change at United which additionally included the arrival of Jason Wilcox as technical director and Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake as assistant managers.

It has created extra uncertainty round Ten Hag’s job, however Ashworth mentioned that he has rapidly developed a superb working relationship with the previous Ajax boss.

“I’ve actually loved working with Erik for the final eight weeks,” Ashworth added.

“I see my job is to assist him in each method I presumably can, and whether or not that is operationally, whether or not that is with recruitment, whether or not that is with medical, whether or not that is with psychology, whether or not that is coaching floor circulate, it is simply to take as a lot of that off him to permit him to totally deal with the coaching pitch and the match tactical plan to ship success for Manchester United.”