Erik ten Hag has been backed to bounce back following his dismissal as Manchester United manager.
Ten Hag was sacked on Monday following the club’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham at the weekend, a result that leaves the Red Devils 14th in the Premier League table.
It is the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign and the decision was made to dismiss Ten Hag, with Manchester United in talks to appoint Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim as his replacement.
Speaking at pre-match press conferences ahead of Wednesday’s League Cup action, several Premier League managers reacted to the news from Old Trafford.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot backed Ten Hag to earn another shot at a ‘big club’ in the near future with his compatriot boasting a fine reputation in the Netherlands.
“We also know, especially us from Holland how well he did at Ajax and he won two trophies over here so we will see him in the near future again at a big club.”
Postecoglou questions whether Ten Hag would have been sacked at Spurs
Ange Postecoglou questioned whether Ten Hag would have lost his job at Spurs, outlining the Dutchman’s achievements in winning silverware in each of his two full campaigns as Manchester United manager.
“If he was here with that record, would he have lost his job? I don’t know,” the Tottenham manager said.
“Everyone tells me all I have to do is win a trophy. As a manager, you’ve got to hit a sweet spot of success, playing football everyone likes and getting every signing right. It is a difficult task but what you’ve seen in the past, I’m sure Erik will bounce back, he’s a good manager, top manager.”
Manchester United take on Leicester in the League Cup this evening with Ruud van Nistelrooy in interim charge. Leicester manager Steve Cooper sympathised with Ten Hag after falling victim to a ‘very high profile job at a huge club with plenty of scrutiny’.
“You applaud managers when they do well and you feel for them when they don’t, that’s how I feel for Erik and any manager who loses their job. It’s a very, very high profile job at a huge club with plenty of scrutiny. It’s never nice to see, but I wish him well and I am sure he will bounce back, as and when he is ready.”
