Erik ten Hag: Man Utd boss unconcerned by Gareth Southgate speculation | Football News

Manchester United head coach Erik Ten Hag has dismissed stories linking England supervisor Gareth Southgate along with his job at Previous Trafford, claiming he “doesn’t care” about hypothesis concerning his future on the membership.

United are understood to not have made a definitive determination over Ten Hag’s future and are planning for subsequent season with him, together with potential recruitments and summer season tour plans.

However United’s bold new co-owners Ineos are believed to admire Southgate, who has a very good relationship with Sir Dave Brailsford in addition to potential incoming sporting director Dan Ashworth.

Ten Hag, nonetheless, says he’s used to speculation about his job, claiming it’s half and parcel of managing an enormous membership.

“You realize when you’re working at Manchester United, there’ll all the time be noise and rumours across the membership, workforce, supervisor, gamers, there’ll all the time be points,” he mentioned in his press convention forward of United’s Premier League journey to struggling Brentford, reside on Sky Sports activities on Saturday Evening Soccer.

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“You [the media] prefer it to speak about [speculation], however after all we now have totally different pursuits, however we aren’t specializing in that. We’re specializing in the method to make the workforce play higher, to enhance the way in which of taking part in.

“So sure, I don’t care about it.

“I used to be coach at Ajax and it [the pressure] was comparable and so when you’re working on the prime in soccer, you get used to it – so we don’t care, gamers don’t care, I don’t care.

“We’re working and co-operating, we all know we now have to carry out and we now have to get the appropriate outcomes.”

Ten Hag expects Mainoo to deal with the hype after England debut

Ten Hag, in the meantime, is assured Kobbie Mainoo can take care of the hype following his spectacular full England debut.

Simply 4 months on from making his first Premier League begin, the 18-year-old put in a man-of-the-match efficiency in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw towards Belgium at Wembley.

Mainoo had not even been included within the preliminary England squad however adopted a promising debut off the bench towards Brazil by doubtlessly incomes a spot at Euro 2024 along with his show towards Belgium.

That efficiency has taken the midfielder’s inventory to new heights however Ten Hag is assured the success won’t go to his head.

“I assumed it was superb, however we aren’t stunned,” the United boss mentioned. “We’ve got seen what he’s able to, that he can in a short time adapt to excessive ranges. It appears very pure.

“We’re very glad for him and naturally just a little bit proud. I might say very proud.

“It is nice for the academy of Manchester United that they convey up a participant so younger going into the nationwide workforce. That may be a large praise for the entire membership.

“I feel undoubtedly within the first place for himself as a result of he did it.

“But in addition for all those who labored with him throughout his time within the academy, so it is superb information for Manchester United.”

Requested if he has to handle the hype round Mainoo, Ten Hag mentioned: “Sure, however we now have mentioned this earlier than and up to now he handles it very effectively.

“If he crosses the road, yeah, after all I as a supervisor, we as coaches, will intervene.

“However up to now it isn’t obligatory as a result of he enjoys soccer, he desires to win, he desires to present his finest every single day as a result of he wish to enhance.

“As I say, he simply desires to have enjoyable on the pitch. For him, it is enjoyable to play dominant, to dictate the sport and to win the sport.”

Mainoo was conspicuous by his absence from United’s coaching pictures on Thursday as Ten Hag’s facet gear up for the Saturday night journey to Brentford.

The Purple Devils head to the capital trying to kick on after the jaw-dropping 4-3 extra-time win towards Liverpool of their FA Cup quarter-final earlier than the worldwide break.

That win provides United a pep of their step, as does the upcoming return of centre-back Lisandro Martinez after two months out with a knee damage.

“Sure, there’s a likelihood [Martinez is involved on Saturday],” Ten Hag mentioned.

“We missed him each sport as a result of he brings a composure within the workforce, a calmness within the workforce.

“And on the identical time, a successful angle and he can categorical this very clearly, he can switch this into the workforce and that contributes rather a lot to our ranges.”

Questions stay over the health of Harry Maguire, Casemiro and Jonny Evans, amongst others, whereas Amad Diallo joins United’s long-term absentees on the sidelines for the weekend.

Luke Shaw is amongst these and faces a race towards time to make England’s Euro 2024 squad, however Ten Hag expects him again in a United shirt earlier than the top of the marketing campaign.

“Sure, I count on him again earlier than the top of the season,” Ten Hag mentioned. “That’s the plan and he is nonetheless on schedule on this. He’ll return to our workforce.”

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