Manchester United stars split over ‘underwhelming’ Erik ten Hag appointment

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Erik ten Hag is the favorite for the Manchester United job (Picture by Pieter van der Woude/BSR Company/Getty Pictures)

The appointment of Erik ten Hag has cut up the Manchester United dressing room, with some gamers stated to be left ‘underwhelmed’ by the membership’s plans to nominate the Dutchman.

The Ajax boss is the clear frontrunner to take cost at Outdated Trafford this summer season, having impressed membership officers throughout an interview final month.

Mauricio Pochettino is pushing the Dutchman however United are believed to favour Ten Hag for his attacking philosophy, imaginative and prescient and tranquility.

The 52-year-old has constructed two formidable sides at Ajax, the primary of which bought to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019 by beating the likes of Juventus and Actual Madrid alongside the best way.

Ten Hag has impressed in interview (Picture by ANP by way of Getty Pictures)

Ten Hag then rebuilt the facet following the gross sales of Mathijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong, and the facet are on target to win the title once more this season.

However the Manchester Night Information experiences that the prospect of Ten Hag’s appointment has left some sections of the squad ‘underwhelmed’, as they felt the membership would appoint a much bigger identify.

The likes of Pochettino, Carlo Ancelotti, Zinedine Zidane and Luis Enrique have been linked to the position.

Some United gamers are genuinely excited by Ten Hag’s appointment, believing the Dutchman’s hands-on teaching might assist their sport.

That there's a divide within the dressing room speaks to the truth that the membership is fractured at this second in time, with as much as 11 gamers anticipated to depart on the finish of the season.

Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Edinson Cavani and Jesse Lingard are all set to depart on free transfers, whereas Phil Jones, Dean Henderson, Anthony Martial, Donny van de Beek and Eric Bailly are all obtainable.

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