Pep Guardiola with sacked Man United’s coach, Erik Ten Hag during a past match// Photo Courtesy
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is confident that Erik ten Hag will come back stronger after he was dismissed by Manchester United.
“I’m so sorry for Erik ten Hag. I have an incredible relationship and he represents Man United in the highest level in terms of behaviour. This game always depends on results, we can be at risk. He’s going to come back stronger,” said Guardiola.
Ten Hag’s two-year tenure at Old Trafford came to an end on Monday, following the Red Devils’ defeat to West Ham United in the Premier League 24 hours earlier.
During the Dutchman’s time at United, he faced Guardiola seven times, losing five matches and only winning two,with one becoming a victorious win in the FA Cup final in May.
Nevertheless, Erik ten Hag has failed to build on that success he had at Wembley Stadium and Manchester United find themselves in the 14th position in the Premier League,picking up only 11 points after playing nine games since the start of the season.
Ten Hag took charge of 85 Premier League games and lost 27 of them. This became the highest total of losses by any Manchester United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club.
