Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag knows that he will need to get quick results, but he is positive about what lies ahead
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Manchester United’s new manager Erik ten Hag doesn’t believe taking the Old Trafford job is a risky decision, but he accepts that he won’t be given a lot of time to turn things around.
The Dutchman has succeeded Ralf Rangnick in Manchester after a poor season for the Red Devils.
United suffered their 12th Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday against Crystal Palace to finish in sixth place with 58 points, their lowest tally in the Premier League era.
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Ten Hag faces a huge task in picking up the pieces and turning United into serious contenders again, but the former Ajax boss spoke positively in his first press conference as manager.
"I dont see it as a risk. This club has a great history and now let's make a future,” he said.
“It’s really exciting to do that with the people around at the club, we will bring new people into the staff, and work with the players to try and achieve success."
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Ten Hag is United’s fifth permanent manager since Alex Ferguson left in 2013, and 52-year-old is under no illusions about the high expectations he will face.
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"What we are thinking about is this is a project, I know it takes time, but I also know that in this club, and I have the experience with other clubs like Ajax and Bayern Munich, at the top there's never time,” he said.
"But we want to win, we want every game, so we go from game to game and then we will see."
Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.
