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First Cristiano Ronaldo, then Jadon Sancho! Can Erik ten Hag handle ‘big stars’? Zlatan Ibrahimovic asks questions of Man Utd boss

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The Dutch coach was appointed by the Red Devils back in 2022, as they sought stability on the pitch and in the dugout. Ten Hag’s debut campaign at Old Trafford did <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/watch-man-utd-lift-first-trophy-six-years-newcastle-carabao-cup-final/bltb73350d585ad77f7" target="_blank">deliver Carabao Cup glory</a> and a top-four finish, but it also <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bald-guys-complicated-erik-ten-hag-rinsed-arturo-vidal-treatment-cristiano-ronaldo-man-utd/blt6cd8eca2b957ebe4" target="_blank">brought an end to Ronaldo’s second spell in English football</a> – as he was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/ronaldo-on-purpose-man-utd-exit-strategy-stam-handled-better/blt9b32129c6b01c4a3" target="_blank">released on the back of an explosive interview</a> in which he admitted to having no respect for United’s current boss.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Ibrahimovic, who worked under Jose Mourinho during his time in Manchester, has told <a href="https://twitter.com/PiersUncensored/status/1708817024577667081 " target="_blank">Piers Morgan Uncensored</a> of the issues being endured by a coach that is still adjusting to the demands of life under the brightest of spotlights: “Coming from Ajax to United as he did is a big difference. I have been in both clubs. You have a different kind of discipline. Ajax is a talented club. They have the best talents in the club. They don't have big stars. What is the experience of this coach? Young talents, he comes to United, it is a different mentality. The players there are supposed to be big stars. I don't think you give the same treatment. How much time do you give a coach? It depends on the owners, what they want, but if you listen to the fans, you don't have a lot of time because they want to win, and I understand them because they are used to winning and they want to still win.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE

England international winger <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jadon-sancho-leave-man-utd-january-transfer-window-failing-settle-differences-erik-ten-hag-showdown-talks/blt869cf62631dfdbd3" target="_blank">Sancho is another to have endured a falling-out with Ten Hag</a>, as he finds himself out of the first-team picture at present, with Ibrahimovic struggling to put a finger on why supposed superstars are struggling to work with a manager still searching for a consistent winning formula. He added: “You need a plan, you need a project to follow. It feels like you follow a project plan and then it goes wild in a moment because of the results. Either you believe in it or you don't believe in it. But with the situation of the coach, I think he is living two different situations now. Then obviously what happened with Sancho and Cristiano, I don't know. When things are good, there are still errors and problems, but you don't see it because we are winning.”

WHAT THEY SAID

United <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chaos-man-utd-antony-jadon-sancho-sagas-shambolic-old-trafford-soap-opera/bltca4e65caea4d56aa" target="_blank">stumbled out of the blocks in 2023-24</a>, leading to more questions being asked of prominent figures on and off the field, and they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace last time out – which is hardly the best preparation for a Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Tuesday.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

First Cristiano Ronaldo, then Jadon Sancho! Can Erik Ten Hag handle ‘big stars’? Zlatan Ibrahimovic asks questions of Man Utd boss | Goal.com

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has questioned Erik ten Hag’s handling of “big stars”, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho suffering at Manchester United.