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Manchester United Were Left Shocked By Erik Ten Hag's Brutal Assessment Of The Club

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Published 11:54 15 Apr 2022 GMT+1

Manchester United Were Left Shocked By Erik Ten Hag's Brutal Assessment Of The Club

Ajax boss Ten Hag left United's two men in charge with finding their next permanent manager surprised as he 'interviewed them.'

Ryan Sidle

Ryan Sidle

Erik ten Hag was so brutal and honest in his assessment of Manchester United that it felt like he was interviewing the club, rather than the other way round.

Ten Hag looks set to become the new United manager at the end of the season, after it was reported this week that he'd agreed to take the job.

The Ajax manager was the first interviewed by United last month, after he'd been placed on their shortlist along with Mauricio Pochettino and Luis Enrique.

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That interview clearly went well, as he's on the verge of getting the job, and it seems that's after he was honest in his criticism of the club.

According to the Sun, the Dutchman spoke to technical director Darren Fletcher and football director John Murtough and he didn't hold back when telling them what is wrong with the club currently.

Ten Hag is expected to be giving instructions on the touchline for United from the summer. Image: PA Images
Ten Hag is expected to be giving instructions on the touchline for United from the summer. Image: PA Images

Ten Hag is said to have opened up on the problems with recruitment and scouting at the club, something that has clearly been very good at his current club.

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The pair of United chiefs then flew back from Amsterdam in 'shock' at what they'd heard but were also impressed with what the 52-year-old had to say.

"It was like United were being interviewed by Ten Hag rather than the other way round," an Old Trafford source told the Sun of the meeting.

The former Bayern Munich II manager is said to not want full control of things with the Premier League side but did outline that things behind the scenes need a 'shake-up.'

Ten Hag will replace Ralf Rangnick, who has been interim boss since December. Image: PA Images
Ten Hag will replace Ralf Rangnick, who has been interim boss since December. Image: PA Images

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It's no surprise that the incoming boss had such frank thoughts on what's been happening in the red half of Manchester, as he's known to be a bit of a perfectionist.

Ten Hag reportedly likes the grass on the pitch to be two millimeters, 'or something like that,' and that 'everything had to be perfect in his eyes.'

Plans are already afoot for the next campaign and the transfer market, and has already identified one man to carry out his 'masterplan.'

The report claims that French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni is the man who he wants, with the Monaco player said to want a move out of Ligue 1.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Manchester United, Premier League, Eredivisie, Ajax, Erik Ten Hag

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Ryan is a journalist for SPORTbible with over eight years of experience. Passionate about all sports, he mainly covers football and F1 - Daniel Ricciardo once spent an entire interview referring to him as 'Ryan Gosling,' still his proudest moment.

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