Still Gets Support, Erik Ten Hag Stays At Manchester United

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. (X/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - There is no change of manager at Manchester United. The club maintains and supports manager Erik ten Hag after suffering an embarrassing 3-0 defeat at home to Liverpool in the English Premier League match.

MU ended the North West Derby match with a high sense of prestige with disappointing results. Moreover, the crushing defeat was experienced in front of Red Devils supporters at Old Trafford Stadium, Sunday, September 1, 2024 evening WIB.

The result immediately raises the issue that Ten Hag will be fired. Moreover, MU started badly this season. The issue of Ten Hag's dismissal has actually been blowing since last season. Because MU's achievement is really because it only ranks eighth. MU's lowest position since the competition changed to Premier League

Ten Hag finally qualified from his dismissal after bringing MU to the FA Cup title by defeating one city rival Manchester City 2-1. Incidentally, MU appeared impressive in the final match. In the aftermath, Ten Hag is maintained and gets a contract extension for the next one year

Only, when entering the new season, MU's condition did not change. Haya narrowly won 1-0 over Fulham, United then lost two consecutive defeats. They were eliminated by Brighton and Hove Albion with a score of 2-1 and Liverpool. The defeat that left Bruno Fernandes et al stranded in 14th place.

The embarrassing result did not stop Ten Hag from being mentioned as being dismissed. Even the names that had emerged as candidates to replace Ten Hag reappeared, one of which was former England manager Gareth Southgate. The club's minority shareholder, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is eager to take Southgate to Old Trafford.

However, the rumors disappeared again. Especially after club officials expressed their support for Ten Hag. Yes, club CEO Omar Berrada stated that MU fully supports Ten Hag. The club also believes in the long-term design of achieving success in domestic and European competitions.

"Do we still believe in Erik? Of course. We think Erik is still the right choice for the team and we fully support him," Berrard was quoted as saying by the Independent.

"We work together in the player transfer window. We will also continue to be together and support him in order to achieve the best results for the team," he said.

It must only be admitted that MU still dreams of how to win the league title again. They last won in 2013. At that time, the legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson declared his retirement. But Berrard said Manchester United was not just aiming for the Premier League title. They are also expected to dominate in European competitions.

"We don't just want to win the Premier League and feel satisfied. We want to create a team that can compete in the Champions League, Premier League and other competitions," said Berrada again.

"We are still optimistic and I am sure we will be successful," he said.

Ten Hag had the opportunity to make improvements during the competition break. After the international match, they fought again against Southampton.