Erik ten Hag is hopeful that the Manchester United board will proceed to stay with him if the membership goes by way of tough moments subsequent season.
The Purple Devils boss signed a contract extension final month, shortly after rife hypothesis that he was set to be fired after the FA Cup last, irrespective of the end result.
United beat Manchester Metropolis to win the trophy on the again of their worst-ever end of eighth within the Premier League.
With a brand new management group in cost, Ten Hag is assured that the workforce can show they’re rivals when the brand new season will get underway.
“I really feel that we constructed one thing and that the people who find themselves round me are in the identical boat,” Ten Hag stated in an prolonged interview of their pre-season tour in Los Angeles.
“However in fact, it’s at all times a confirmed level when the case is there – however what I hope is that we keep away from this [a dip].”
“I really feel constructive, and I really feel very aligned. They [the new owners] are right here, we’re constructing these relationships and, as I stated, we have now to show this level in the course of the season and the subsequent coming years: how sturdy we’re.”
United have already made two signings this switch window, bringing in Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna and Leny Yoro from Lille, although the defender is ready to be out for 3 minutes after struggling a foot harm towards Arsenal in a pre-season pleasant.
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Rasmus Hojlund can also be set to be out for six weeks with a hamstring harm sustained in the identical sport, whereas Marcus Rashford and Antony had been pressured off towards Actual Betis on Thursday.
Whereas Ten Hag didn’t say the extent of the 2 accidents suffered, he admitted he was cautious about dashing the gamers again into motion.
“We’ve to attend,” Ten Hag stated in a information convention. “After all, we don’t take dangers within the final sport of the tour going into the season subsequent week already.
“We go into an vital sport, and we’re nonetheless 24 hours after a sport. The ultimate evaluation we have now to make, and we’ll see if they’re prepared for the sport towards Liverpool on Saturday.”
After a prolific first season beneath Ten Hag that noticed Rashford rating 30 objectives for the Purple Devils in all competitions, he netted simply eight final marketing campaign.
Regardless of the dip in type, the Dutchman has backed Rashford to regain his spark.
“He has to show his level,” the 54-year-old stated. “We’ll set the circumstances [give him all the support] and [then] he’s very able to doing this.
“The season earlier than he scored 30 objectives, so when he’s in the appropriate vibe, then he has such a excessive potential. And when he’s actually in that temper, he [can] once more rating 30 or much more objectives.”
