Kieran Shannon: Erik ten Hag has form when it comes to defying his critics

While this might be Erik ten Hag’s first Premier League rodeo it’s not his first time seeming to be out of his depth and being under siege

CALM UNDER FIRE: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. Pic: Ian Hodgson/PA Wire.

Tue, 16 Aug, 2022 - 06:45

Kieran Shannon

If there’s one consolation Manchester United can cling onto in these desperate times it’s that while this might be Erik ten Hag’s first Premier League rodeo it’s not his first time seeming to be out of his depth and being under siege.

Shortly into his tenure at Ajax, hundreds of their supporters were so incensed after a 3-0 away defeat to PSV secured the Eindhoven club the Eredivisie, they halted and ambushed the team bus on its return to Amsterdam.