Erik ten Hag bemoans Manchester United’s ‘huge’ bad luck amid struggles

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Manchester United’s manager Erik ten Hag has claimed a lot has gone against his side this season as last season’s progress has stalled

have suffered huge bad luck but accepts that, like a government minister, he is held responsible for how his team perform.and third-place finish, Ten Hag has had to contend with myriad problems. These include uncertainty regarding Mason Greenwood’s future, Jadon Sancho’s refusal to play, Antony’s off-field issue, serial injuries and the club’s state of flux owing toTen Hag likened himself to a senior politician when asked whether, in private, he had sworn at all this.

“It’s huge . A lot went against us this season. You see all the penalties we conceded last weeks could also have been going in another way. You think over the course of a season sometimes you will get one, sometimes you will concede one, but this season it feels like we only concede.” Ratcliffe is intent on appointing Newcastle’s Dan Ashworth as sporting director and Southampton’s Jason Wilcox as technical director. Ten Hag was asked whether time in the summer market may be wasted if they are not in before the start and suggest different targets when appointed.

“If you have options but they come with better options we are open,” he said. “But we have a way we want to play, so we know our profiles. So it has to match the profiles we want.”

 

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