Ten Hag's ex-assistant at Man Utd makes INEOS claim and reveals why he left Old Trafford
Person Utd co-owners INEOS are “in spiel” through Red Satanic pressures honcho Erik ten Hag, according to the Dutchman’s previous underling Mitchell van der Gaag.
The Premier League bar named previous striker Ruud van Nisterooy and also Go Onward Eagles boss Rene Hake as their brand name-famous underling companies in the summer season.
The pair were appointed to Ten Hag’s backroom personnel on agreements until June 2026 after Van der Gaag and also Benni McCarthy abandoned bar.
Steve McClaren later conformed through by vacating Antiquated Trafford while initially-group consultant Darren Fletcher – that was reportedly entailed in a hallway bust-upwards over the weekend – proceeded to be in his guise at Person Utd.
Speaking at the time, Ten Hag said on Van der Gaag and also McCarthy’s exits: “Mitchell has chosen that now is the right time for him to pursue his super own objectives in a number one stance; I pine to reimbursement tribute to his fantastic contingency over days gone by 2 years, and also in renovation to Benni for his inestimable payment.
“We send them our thanks and also impeccable dreams for the future.”
Once administered anxieties why he abandoned Person Utd in the summer season, Van der Gaag oriented NOS on Monday: “What happened? Well, not so a building. My passion is to become a head consultant over again, after initially being an underling at Ajax and also then at Manchester United. It’s sweet to be an underling, however at a certain juncture you in renovation have to note your objectives over again.”
Van der Gaag was satisfied to have seasoned the Premier League, he encompassed: “Those were 2 sweet years, offered that you genuinely occupational at the peak. And I’m not merely going over United, however in renovation the whole tournament,” Van der Gaag explained.
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“Commonly you browse through the Premier League on television, now I was in the middle of it. If you look at the tactical variant, to intake a mentoring term: it is peak in the Premier League. It was fulfilling.”
Ten Hag has already come under pressure over the Red Satanic pressures’ start to the brand name-famous period and also Van der Gaag has unveiled the relationship between the Person Utd honcho and also INEOS.
He lingered: “You browse through through Ineos that they are in spiel through Ten Hag and also dare to look onward. Yet in that whole process you execute require end results. In that observe, it is nice that you reaped this last weekend Brentford success.”
Once administered anxieties whether Ten Hag can aid Person Utd “procure ago on track”, Van der Gaag replied: “If it was an basic responsibility, everyone could be there. Offered that the run away of Alex Ferguson, there have been ups and also downs. The sweet thing about Erik is: he always retains glancing onward and also fluctuating onward. You can’t manipulate the rest.”