Erik ten Hag's defiant response to Man Utd sacking and belief on Old Trafford job

Erik ten Hag remains adamant he will go elsewhere and win honours despite being sacked as boss.

Defeat to on Sunday proved to be the final straw for the Old Trafford bosses, who after the club's worst ever start to a season. They languish in the bottom half with Ten Hag paying the price for months of poor results.

Last term the club finished eighth but a shock success over at Wembley worked in Ten Hag's favour and he was retained by the Manchester hierarchy.

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That FA Cup win came just over 12 months after he'd delivered the Carabao Cup in his debut season. United had gone over four years without winning any silverware before Ten Hag arrived - and the Dutchman is confident he'll get another job and win again, reports . He also maintains he would've come good this season had he been kept on.

In the immediate aftermath of the FA Cup success Ten Hag appeared to challenge the club's bosses - insisting he had won throughout his career and would continue to do so, regardless of whether or not they backed him as manager.

He said: "Two trophies in two years is not bad. Three finals in two years is not bad. I'm not satisfied with it. We have to do better. If they don't want me, then I go somewhere else to win trophies because that is what I do."

Prior to his appointment in Manchester Ten Hag was a huge success at Ajax. With the Amsterdam outfit he won six honours, including the Eredivise on three occasions, and also guided a bright, young squad to the semi-finals of the .

The Dutchman had continued to insist he had the backing of the club's decision makers and that his team would eventually come good at the end of the season. Ten Hag was given huge sums to spend once again in the summer, bringing in the likes of Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte, but it did little to improve performance levels.

Recruitment was one area where the former United boss continued to be criticised as he went after players whom he'd worked with previously - few of whom made the grade in Manchester. He leaves Old Trafford having won 52 percent of his games - the second most in the post-Sir era.

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