Ten Hag says he will not quit Man United following bad start to season

Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag said he will ‘fight’ despite his team’s 3-0 defeat against Newcastle on Wednesday.

United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup a few days after they suffered a 3-0 defeat against rival Man City.

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Ten Hag said the team has had a lot of setbacks this season already.

Having won the Carabao Cup and qualified for Uefa Champions Legue, many expected the Red Devils to be chasing for the league.

Ten Hag feeling the heat

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After 10 games, United are eight in the EPL table, 11 points away from log leaders Tottenham Hotspur.

“I’m a fighter, and I know it’s not always going up,” said Ten Hag while addressing the media in his post-match press conference.

“We have [had] a lot of setbacks this season so far, but also then you have to deal with it, and that is never an excuse. “When there are setbacks, when the routines in the way of play are not similar, not the same, but even then you have to get the results in. Obviously, Sunday [and] tonight, [were] far from [our standards]. “We have to do things right and at a certain level, at a minimum level, to win games,” he said.

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Ten Hag’s men next face Fulham this Saturday but the Dutch mentor knows that the pressure is mounting.

“I understand that when the results are not there, that this is also a logical process that they question [the manager],” he continued.

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“But I’m confident I can do it. At all my clubs I have done it, and also last year I did it here as well. But in this moment, we are in a bad place,” said ten Hag.