Man Utd’must do everything’ to win FA Cup, according to Ten Hag, after Premier League collapse.
United Kingdom’s Brighton (AFP) — After having their worst Premier League season ever, Erik ten Hag said Manchester United must “do everything” to win the FA Cup and repay the devotion of their “best fans in the world.”
Erik ten Hag is feeling the heat as manager of Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag is feeling the heat as manager spite a 2-0 victory against Brighton on Sunday, United could only achieve eighth place, their poorest end-of-season finish since 1990, when they finished in thirteenth place under renowned manager Alex Ferguson.
The outcome of next weekend’s FA Cup final between Manchester City and United will determine whether or not United qualify for Europe next season.
After a terrible season at Old Trafford, the Dutchman’s job security may depend heavily on the outcome at Wembley.
United will be even more motivated to prevent City, their local rivals, from completing a domestic double after Pep Guardiola’s record-setting fourth consecutive English crown on Sunday.
However, the disappointment of a league season in which the 20-time winners lost 14 games and had a negative goal differential will remain undeniable, regardless of whether United win the FA Cup.
Diogo Dalot and substitute Rasmus Hojlund scored in stoppage time to deny Roberto De Zerbi a victory in his last match in charge of Brighton. Following the loss, United manager Garry Ten Hag expressed gratitude to United’s fans for their support.
While his team has struggled due to injuries this season, Ten Hag made it clear that his team has the greatest supporters anywhere: everywhere.
“I have never had this experience when you have a season like us, which is by far not good enough, that the supporters are with us.”
“They are with us in the bad season and in bad times they are there,” the 54-year-old said. Also, I believe they understand the reason for the difficult times.
“But we have to pay them back and we have to do everything to give them a trophy next week — but also for the future, we have to perform better.”
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