Ten Hag’s explosive interview

Erik ten Hag had so much to get off his chest about his tumultuous Manchester United tenure that it could not be contained to just one explosive interview.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s work ethic

Ten Hag tore apart Cristiano Ronaldo’s work ethic, blaming Real Madrid’s cast-offs for the toxic culture at the club.

Jadon Sancho’s $115m waste

Ten Hag blamed Sancho for inadvertently forcing United to waste more than $115 million on the acquisition of Antony.

“There came up a problem because Sancho didn’t want to play on the right side; he said that”

Antony’s underwhelming stats

Antony mustered 12 goals in 96 appearances during two-and-a-half underwhelming years at Manchester United.

Preseason tour exhaustion

Ten Hag fretted about a preseason schedule spent zig-zagging across the United States that exhausted players.

“The tour was so much expectation on the players”

Injury crisis

Injuries forced Ten Hag to constantly reshuffle his squad with only two outfielders making more than 30 Premier League starts.

“So it’s almost impossible to get automatism in”

Alejandro Garnacho’s regret

Ten Hag regrets Alejandro Garnacho’s current club after he cracked double digits for club goals in his second season.

“I regret where he is now”

Garnacho’s playing style

Garnacho can run all day at high speed but sometimes has a mental lapse on defending.

“He can run all day, high volume at really high speed, all game, back and forward”

Gary Neville’s impact

Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand’s influence on players’ mental state and performance.

“Sometimes it’s difficult for players”

Marcus Rashford’s form

Rashford raked up 30 goals across all competitions in 2022, 23 under Ten Hag’s management.

Wout Weghorst’s role

Wout Weghorst helped Rashford rack up 11 goals and assists in their first 10 appearances together.

“Wout was one of the reasons Rashford was so important”

Rashford’s injury

Rashford’s current malaise at Manchester United is largely due to a nagging hip injury from the World Cup.

Premier League title hopes

Ten Hag claims United could have won the title if they had continued building after his debut season.

“We could have won the title if we had continued on building”

United’s title chances

Ten Hag’s appraisal of United’s Premier League title chances has hardened after watching them slide to 15th under Amorim.

“Expectations at United are so huge, everyone is expecting the team to win the league every year”

Ten Hag’s final stance

Ten Hag admits United’s squad was not good enough to win the Premier League title in his tenure.

“But in that time we were not consistent enough; the squad was not good enough to win it”