Ten Hag confident of Man Utd turnaround
Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United is "going to make a success of the season", despite their difficult start to the 2024-2025 campaign.
United is 12th in the Premier League, having collected just seven points; its joint-fewest after the first six games in a single season (matching its total from 2013-2014 and 2020-2021).
The 3-0 defeat by Tottenham at Old Trafford provided United's latest setback, while increasing the pressure on Ten Hag, whose side faces Porto in the Europa League on Friday before returning to Premier League action against Aston Villa three days later.
Against Spurs, United conceded in the first three minutes of both halves in a single Premier League game for only the second time, while allowing its third-highest xG (4.59) by an opponent since records began in 2009.
Ange Postecoglou's side also created nine big chances, with a team only registering more in five previous games in Premier League history.
The Red Devils also have an xG against of 11.04, a tally only lower than Brentford and the three promoted sides, but Ten Hag is confident the tide will turn.
"We are going to make a success of the season," Ten Hag said. "Nothing is easy, but this is nothing for me to panic about. We can sort [the problems] out, this team can sort this out."
The Dutchman also insists he is not concerned by the latest speculation surrounding his future at Old Trafford, where he has ended both his previous campaigns with silverware.
"I'm not thinking about it, I'm not anxious," he said. "We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership.
"We made this agreement, and we were all behind it. We know the strategy [is to bring in] young players in a transition period.
"They also know in May in all my last six seasons, there were always trophies, and that is what we are aiming for."
