“I wanted to sign the midfield player I wanted to utilize, but the board demanded that I use Casemiro. I’m so over this now, he has to go.” Erik ten Hag gives names Two elite midfield players he desired to sign, but the board disapproved of his choice.

Ten Hag wanted Amrabat

Man Utd were very busy in the recently concluded summer window as they were trying to strengthen the squad to hand Ten Hag enough resources to find success this season having struggled last campaign.

Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro joined the club to bolster the backline, while Joshua Zirkzee signed from Bologna to strengthen the frontline. However, unfortunately, Yoro has sustained a serious injury so he has been ruled out for several months.

Despite a successful summer window, Man Utd have endured a dire start to this season, winning only one of the first three games and losing two.

So, the pressure is already on Ten Hag. The CEO, Omar Barrada and Ashworth have publicly said that they are fully behind the Dutch boss at the moment.

But, if things don’t improve after the international break then United might be forced to take action. So, it is going to be interesting to see whether the former Ajax boss can eventually manage to turn the situation around over the coming weeks.