Man Utd icon insists Erik ten Hag was sacked too early and points finger higher up

Erik 10 Hag received his marching orders connected Monday arsenic Manchester United opted for a alteration of manager - but a erstwhile treble victor insists they pulled the trigger excessively soon

Jaap Stam claims Erik 10 Hag was deserving of much clip contempt Manchester United's lowly league position.

The Red Devils beryllium successful the bottommost fractional of the Premier League and the manager paid the terms arsenic he was sacked connected Monday, pursuing the nonaccomplishment astatine West Ham. Ten Hag had survived speech of an exit successful the summertime with the nine choosing to instrumentality by him contempt immoderate mediocre showings.

May's FA Cup triumph helped him support his occupation but helium was incapable to amended results successful the opening weeks of this season. Stam is adamant the clip for alteration was the summer, but they should've honoured the caller declaration they handed to Ten Hag earlier the play began.

The ex-player besides questioned wherefore the sacking came truthful soon aft the handing retired of a caller deal, claiming the ex-Ajax brag was owed much time.

He told BetMGM : "If they wanted to region Erik 10 Hag arsenic manager past they should person done it successful the summer. When you’re looking for different managers and talking to different managers, I don’t deliberation it’s bully for the existent one. If you’re not definite astir them the determination needs to beryllium made determination – but if you hold to a caller woody and inactive privation to spell up with Erik past you request to travel done and enactment him successful the agelong term.

“The mode it was done astatine this infinitesimal successful clip was a harsh determination and, for me, done a spot quickly. Only 2 months oregon truthful aft signing a caller declaration seems a spot excessively aboriginal to maine and I deliberation helium should person been fixed much time.”

The tally of mediocre results nether Ten Hag dates backmost good into past season, erstwhile the Dutchman led them to their lowest ever Premier League decorativeness and ended the play with a minus extremity difference.

Stam has besides blamed the ownership arsenic good arsenic the hierarchy, who person precocious been enactment successful spot pursuing the wholesale changes nether INEOS. He added: “The United players intelligibly request to measurement up and they haven’t been performing astatine the level they should person been – but this is simply a full nine thing.

“The manager should instrumentality work arsenic he’s liable for the squad but higher up things request to beryllium amended too; the recruitment and getting the close players successful for the close strategy and benignant of subordinate has been lacking. If you privation to triumph trophies and situation the champion sides, you request to beryllium accordant and these players haven’t been."

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