![]() ![]() The interim boss has moved upstairs and will now work with the club from afar on a range of issues. Ten Hag will need new signings to get his latest project off the ground and club advisor Ralf Rangnick could help with those. Following a sixth-placed Premier League finish, they are in the Europa League next season. With footballing progress in mind, Man Utd’s first task is to get back into the Champions League. “Every club needs it, needs the revenues to be at the top, to do it is necessary but football is one, two, three at this club.” Football is one, two and three at this club and every club these days is commercial. “I’m convinced this will not be the case. “I have heard, but I draw my own line,” the 52-year-old said. Speaking in his first press conference in charge, though, Ten Hag took his fellow countryman to task. In March, Van Gaal claimed that Man Utd are a “commercial club”, with off-field revenues a bigger priority than on-field achievements. Nevertheless, the Red Devils have rarely looked like being on a path to long-term stability and progression since Ferguson departed. Van Gaal won the FA Cup in 2016 and Jose Mourinho won the Europa League in 2017. His fellow Dutchman Van Gaal was one of the five managers United turned to before Ten Hag following Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013. Ten Hag is the latest coach in the Old Trafford hot seat looking to turn the tide at the club for good. Erik ten Hag has rejected Louis van Gaal’s comments about the commercial side of Manchester United overriding the footballing ambition. ![]()
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