Erik ten Hag admits being warned off 'impossible' Man Utd job
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed that he was warned off accepting the Old Trafford job by people predicting it would be "impossible" for him to succeed. Appointed in May 2022, Ten Hag was the fifth permanent manager to take the reins in what had then been nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired after three times as long as that in charge. In the wake of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal in late 2021, interim boss Ralf Rangnick had bluntly suggested that "open heart surgery" was needed for United to return to former glories. "Everyone was telling me 'You can't succeed in that job'. They said it was impossible. Me? I wanted the challenge," Ten Hag told famed fanzine United We Stand . "I knew it wouldn't be easy, but it was such a great club with such a great fa NBA se. People love Man Utd, or they are against Man Utd. I like clubs like this. Ajax was like this." Erik ten Hag has come under fire this season /...