Erik ten Hag appointed as new permanent Manchester United manager

File photo dated 12-04-2022 of Ajax boss Erik ten Hag who will be appointed as Manchester United manager at the end of the season, the Premier League club have announced. Issue date: Thursday April 21, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man Utd. Photo credit should read Tess Derry/PA Wire.

Manchester United have confirmed that Erik ten Hag will be their new manager on contract to June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year. The Dutchman will leave his role as Ajax head coach and begin his Old Trafford tenure after the end of this season.

Ten Hag has spent more than four years in charge of Ajax, winning the Dutch league and cup double in 2018-19 and 2020-21. His team lost the 2022 cup final to PSV last Sunday but are on course to secure another league title.