Former Netherlands international Marco van Basten has told Man Utd to give Erik ten Hag some time to turn things around at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag had a brilliant first season in charge of the Red Devils, guiding them to an FA Cup final, Carabao Cup silverware and a top-four finish in the Premier League .finishing eighth in the Premier League and being knocked out of Europe before Christmas by finishing bottom of their Champions League group.
And Van Basten reckons Man Utd should stick with Ten Hag after the former Ajax boss took “on too much” in his role at Old Trafford. “Despite few opportunities with the players, he was still able to win the FA Cup, which was very important. As a result, they play European football. I think he is still the former man to get something done with Manchester United to box. I think they should give him time.
“But you have to be lucky that you have a good group. He has, and that is a mistake on his part, he bought many players for a lot of money, who did not perform well. That is the job of a technical director, he took on too much.”Van Basten added: “I do think he is capable of taking Manchester to a higher level. And that takes time, especially with a year like this, in which they have had to play so often with a different composition.
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