Erik ten Hag slams 'lies' over Manchester United future as he makes 'success' claim

Erik 10 Hag deed retired astatine the “noise” surrounding his aboriginal astatine Manchester United, insisting the nine are “very convinced” helium is the close antheral for the job.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe was among those progressive successful the talks, wherever Ten Hag’s presumption is said to person been discussed, but the determination was made to instrumentality with the Dutchman.

Ten Hag, though, insisted that had not been successful doubt, arsenic helium was asked astatine a property league connected Friday whether the speculation implicit his aboriginal had been a distraction.

He responded: “No, the sound is lone coming from the media, from immoderate of you, not each of you, creating stories and fairytales, bringing lies due to the fact that I cognize we're connected 1 leafage wrong this club.

“I said earlier the interruption but respective journalists astir apt didn't judge me. Within the club, it's quiescent and composed. We instrumentality to the program and are precise convinced it volition beryllium a success."

United beryllium 14th successful the Premier League table, with 2 wins from their opening 7 matches, and lone Southampton person scored less league goals truthful acold this season.

Ten Hag admitted his side’s presumption “is not bully enough”, but maintained helium has seen capable to beryllium assured the run volition crook into a affirmative one.

“We person to ascent a mountain, but that's apical football, sometimes you person to look challenges,” helium said.

“But I'm definite we volition marque a success, conscionable similar we did successful the past 2 seasons.

“I spot the bully things, bully patterns and the bully stats that confirms we're successful a bully direction, but the ranking doesn't prevarication and wherever we are is not bully enough."