Pep Guardiola is not sure if Erik ten Hag could be a hit at Manchester United, however has little question over the Ajax coach’s high quality.
Ten Hag is being closely linked with a transfer to United to switch Ralf Rangnick, as soon as the German leaves his interim position on the finish of the season.
In accordance with stories, Ten Hag held talks with United in current weeks, and he didn’t deny that hypothesis in an interview with Germany’s Sport1.
The 52-year-old reaffirmed that his full focus because it stands is on Ajax, although known as United “an incredible membership with nice followers” and that he didn’t “wish to rule something out.”
Manchester Metropolis supervisor Guardiola labored at Bayern concurrently Ten Hag was in control of the membership’s second staff, and believes the Dutchman has the entire high quality to achieve the Premier League.
Nonetheless, Guardiola pressured that many high quality managers have come and gone at United since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
“I don’t know. No person is aware of. If I have been 100 per cent positive, I might name Man United, and I might inform the blokes they must take him, however I don’t know,” Guardiola instructed a information convention forward of Metropolis’s conflict with Burnley on Saturday.
“So no one is aware of. Once I arrived right here I didn’t know [the league], no one is aware of. He’d attempt to he’s an excellent supervisor, there’s little question of it. However, previously, the earlier managers since Alex [Ferguson] left.
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“We are able to’t say that David Moyes just isn’t a correct supervisor. Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, , or proper now [Ralf Rangnick]. So I feel all of the managers who’ve been at United are glorious. We can’t deny that. “
Guardiola does consider that Ten Hag has proved his high quality throughout a profitable spell with Ajax, although, which has to date included two league and cup doubles within the Netherlands and a run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2018-19.
“He was, I feel, one season with the second staff for Bayern [Munich], we spoke fairly commonly,” Guardiola stated.
“He’s an unimaginable particular person, human being. I used to be shocked how humble and good [he is]. About his qualities… simply check out his Ajax within the final years. [They’ve been] a pleasure to look at in lots of, many issues.
“Not simply the 12 months they acquired to the [Champions League] semi-final, if it weren’t for little particulars they might have reached the ultimate. The sport they performed in opposition to Benfica [this season] at residence was distinctive however soccer is like this.
“By way of high quality simply check out his groups. To outline a supervisor you need to watch his groups for a very long time and say, ‘okay, that is the staff and this supervisor makes them play this play’. There’s little question about that.
“The connection we had was extremely good. After we chat about soccer within the second staff, the gamers, no matter, it all the time was exceptionally good.”