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Erik ten Hag appointed new Manchester United manager
Baku, April 21, AZERTAC
Manchester United have appointed Erik ten Hag their new manager until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year, the English club announced on Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Ten Hag will leave his role as Ajax head coach after the end of this season and join the English club.
German coach Ralf Rangnick will continue to be the caretaker manager of the English club until the end of the current season.
Ten Hag said: “It is a great honor to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead."
The 52-year-old manager won two Dutch Premier League (Eredivisie) titles with Ajax in 2019 and 2021.
Manchester United, who are 23 points behind leaders Manchester City, placed sixth with 54 points in the English Premier League standings after their heavy 4-0 defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday.