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Erik ten Hag has revealed he was warned not to become Manchester United manager because\u00a0it was deemed an \u201cimpossible\u201d job.<\/p>\n
The 53-year-old Dutchman moved to Old Trafford from Ajax in 2022 but has come under pressure during his second season in the role.<\/p>\n
United sit sixth in the Premier League table following Wednesday evening\u2019s 2-1 win over Chelsea, nine points behind leaders Arsenal, while they have struggled in Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone was telling me, \u2018you can\u2019t succeed in that job\u2019,\u201d Ten Hag told the United We Stand fanzine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey said it was impossible. Me? I wanted the challenge.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew it wouldn\u2019t be easy, but it was such a great club with such a great fanbase.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople love Manchester United, or they are against Manchester United. I like clubs like this. Ajax was like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ten Hag ended the club\u2019s six-year wait for silverware by lifting the Carabao Cup in February before securing a third-placed league finish.<\/p>\n
However, his side are off the pace this term following six defeats from 15 league games, in addition to sitting bottom of their Champions League group with one match \u2013 at home to Bayern Munich next week \u2013 remaining.<\/p>\n