Erik ten Hag has been sacked as Manchester United manager, the club announced on Monday.According to the British media, the Dutchman was informed about it on Monday morning and left Old Trafford after two and a half years. His final game was the Premier League defeat to West Ham United on Sunday.Club statement: Erik ten Hag.#MUFC— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 28, 2024 That result left the club 14th in the table, seven points off the Champions League qualification places after just three league wins from nine games and only four in 14 in all competitions.Ruud van Nistelrooy will be interim manager until the club finds Ten Hag’s successor.His contract was extended for another year at the start of July, but the 54-year-old tactician didn’t prove he was capable of delivering the necessary quality as the season unfolded disappointingly.In his first season at United, he led them to a third-place finish and the Carabao Cup triumph, ending a six-year run without a trophy.Last year, though, United struggled domestically and in Europe, suffering a group-stage exit from the Champions League, and only qualified for the Europa League this season by winning the FA Cup.United are next in action against Leicester City in the League Cup at Old Trafford on Wednesday.##NAJAVA_MECA_8449364##It was only three weeks ago that Ten Hag seemed pretty calm over his future.After the drab draw away to Aston Villa on October 6, he was asked about how much contact he has with the hierarchy at Manchester United.”We always speak, we speak every week. We are all onboard together, on one page. We know where we are working to, it’s a long-term project and we have to keep improving the process.”We have proved in two very tough away games this is a team and you show the togetherness and the spirit, but also the belief and the faith they have.”
