Holland legend Guus Hiddink reveals the key mistake Erik ten Hag made at Man Utd that left him ‘watched with suspicion’

FORMER Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink believes Erik 10 Hag's downfall astatine Man Utd was owed to an over-reliance connected his idiosyncratic circle.

According to Holland fable Hiddink, Ten Hag failed to integrate into the civilization astatine Old Trafford and near himself "isolated".

Ten Hag, 54, was sacked by United aft a dismal run of results which culminated successful a 2-1 decision to relegation strugglers West Ham.

United's 4th Premier League decision of the play proved to beryllium the breaking constituent arsenic Ineos swiftly replaced him with Ruben Amorim.

While the autopsies connected Ten Hag's two-and-a-half years astatine Old Trafford are inactive being crafted, Hiddink has shared his ain thoughts connected wherever the erstwhile Ajax manager went wrong.

He told Dutch outlet Voetbal Primeur: "Everyone does it successful their ain way, but I was amazed astatine however galore confidants Erik gathered astir him

“Then you extremity up connected an island, which makes it much hard to integrate into the civilization of your caller nine and is watched with suspicion.

"I ever took 1 adjunct overseas with me, with whom I could representation retired things successful the tract of football.

"I truthful opted for section trainers and supervisors. People who knew the nine oregon the state well.

"You play a relation successful however you are judged. Sometimes attack it with a wink. I mean, we are talking astir football, not astir warfare and peace.

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"You should not respond to unit that comes your mode with force. Then it volition detonate somewhere."

Hiddink had 2 palmy spells successful complaint of Chelsea, starring them to the FA Cup successful 2009.

It comes arsenic first-team manager Steve McClaren and trainers Benni McCarthy and Richard Hartis each departed implicit Ten Hag's reign.

The determination to sack Ten Hag was not taken easy aft a summertime successful which United had backed him with a caller contract, £205m spent connected the transfers helium wanted, and adjacent his ain additions to his staff.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who Ten Hag hired successful the summer, was waiting successful the shadows arsenic helium was named interim manager earlier Amorim arrived.

Van Nistelrooy, who wanted to instrumentality to his adjunct relation aft his 4 crippled stint, was dismissed by Amorim connected time one.

But the legendary United striker has since been named arsenic Leicester City's caller manager aft Steve Cooper was sacked connected Sunday.

With Ten Hag gone, Amorim present faces the situation of steering United backmost to occurrence aft enjoying an undefeated grounds with Sporting this season.

Amorim started his reign with a 1-1 gully astatine Ipswich but claimed his archetypal Old Trafford triumph with a 3-2 triumph implicit Bodo/Glimt successful the Europa League connected Thursday.

The Red Devils beryllium 12th successful the Prem arsenic they big Everton connected Sunday.