Erik ten Hag breaks silence on Man Utd axe with heartfelt message to fans

Erik 10 Hag was sacked arsenic Manchester United manager connected Monday, with the Red Devils 14th successful the Premier League array and appointing Ruben Amorim arsenic his replacement

Erik 10 Hag has released a connection and spoken for the archetypal clip since being sacked by Manchester United.

Ten Hag, who was appointed successful 2022, was dismissed connected Monday pursuing their controversial 2-1 defeat distant to West Ham, leaving United 14th successful the Premier League table. The Red Devils person moved rapidly to prime the erstwhile Ajax manager's replacement, officially appointing Sporting Lisbon brag Ruben Amorim connected Friday.

Amorim won't instrumentality up his caller station until the planetary break, with Ruud van Nistelrooy serving arsenic caretaker for 3 much games. It'd been claimed that Ten Hag was 'devastated' by United's decision to sack him, having won a trophy successful each of his 2 seasons astatine Old Trafford.

Now the Dutchman has breached his soundlessness and said successful a connection via his representation, SEG Football connected X: "Dear fans. Let maine commencement by thanking you. Thank you for ever being determination for the club. Whether it was astatine a crippled acold distant oregon a pugnacious lucifer astatine Old Trafford, your enactment has been unshakeable.

"The ambiance astatine Old Trafford has ever been electrifying, acknowledgment to you. I felt it galore times. Also successful distant games, it gave the squad and maine an unthinkable feeling to perceive the United chants taking implicit the opponents' stadiums, whether the crippled was successful England. Europe oregon during the summertime tours.

"I ever enjoyed gathering Manchester United fans passim the world. Walking the streets and being capable to chat with fans successful England, Europe, Asia, Australia, the USA - you inspired maine and radiated a beardown consciousness of unity. That's what makes United supporters truthful special.

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"I privation to convey you for giving maine this feeling and for your support. I besides privation to convey the unit successful each section of the nine for their unwavering enactment successful bully times and bad. We won 2 trophies - achievements that I volition cherish for the remainder of my life. Of course, my imagination was to bring much trophies to the cabinet. Unfortunately, that imagination has travel to an end.

"I privation each Manchester United fans thing but success, trophies and glory. Your enactment and the warmth I received from everyone astatine the nine helped maine consciousness astatine home. Thank you for this section successful my life. Erik."

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