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Van der Gaag and McClaren appointments confirmed (Manchester United)

Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McClaren as Erik ten Hag's assistant coaches, as the new ...

He guided Twente to a second-placed finish in his debut season as well as reaching the Dutch Cup final and the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup. And it was at Twente that McClaren began his association with Ten Hag. He appointed Ten Hag as his first assistant manager, and was immediately impressed by the young Dutchman. After a successful first season in the Netherlands for McClaren, glory was to soon follow. This meant McClaren had become the first Englishman to win a top-flight title since Bobby Robson with Porto in 1996. “His great strength lies not just in his attention to detail and organisation. Next up for McClaren was a surprise move to Dutch football, when he was announced as manager of Eredivisie side Twente in June 2008. He left Boro following his appointment as the England national team manager in May 2006, a role he held until November 2007.

Manchester United: Steve McClaren and Mitchell van der Gaag ... (Sky Sports)

Steve McClaren has worked with Erik ten Hag before at FC Twente; the former England manager was Sir Alex Fergusons assistant at Old Trafford between 1999 ...

Want the Man Utd latest? McLaren was a member of United's coaching staff during one of the most successful periods in their history. Both McLaren and Van der Gaag were alongside Ten Hag at Selhurst Park to watch Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.

Manchester United announce Steve McClaren, Mitchell van der ... (ESPN)

Manchester United have confirmed the appointments of Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McClaren as part of Erik ten Hag's new-look backroom staff.

They have to be unified, to form a team, and to battle the opponent," he said. I expect them to fight and give 100 per cent," Ten Hag told MUTV on Monday. This season the 61-year-old had been working as an advisor to Wayne Rooney at Derby County.

Update: Excited Erik ten Hag sees 'huge potential' at Manchester ... (Irish Examiner)

Manchester United appoint Steve McClaren as assistant manager and confirm Cristiano Ronaldo staying at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag added: "First of all, we want to make the fans proud. But in the end, the intention is to play fantastic football. Second, of course we are in this moment, the current situation is obviously not that good. The season before, this squad was second in the league, so there is huge potential. United also announced the appointments of Steve McClaren and Mitchell Van Der Gaag as Ten Hag's assistant coaches. "I'm looking forward to working with these players.

Excited Erik ten Hag sees 'huge potential' at Manchester United (The42)

The Dutchman on Monday conducted his first press conference since being named as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's permanent successor last month. The former Ajax boss ...

The season before, this squad was second in the league, so there is huge potential. “I’m really excited to do that with the people around who are in the club, we bring some new people in, in the staff, we will analyse the squad, and we will go from day to day and work hard, 100% committed and then I’m sure we will get success.” I think if we improve, if we work with them, I think we can get out more than what was the result from this season.”

Erik ten Hag speaks for the first time as Manchester United manager (Pundit Arena)

Erik ten Hag has given his first interview as Manchester United manager, speaking candidly to the club website about joining from Ajax.

They have to be unified, to form a team, and to battle the opponent.” “We are playing in the opponent’s half and we have to do attacking football. We have to bring structures in the way of playing, so we can play attacking football.”

Erik ten Hag confident Manchester United can end dominance by ... (The Guardian)

'You will always see an era come to an end,' the new manager said after a season in which United finished in sixth place with a record low of 58 points.

I will speak with the players at the end of June and in the first week of July,” he said. “We [he and his staff] at every club think about: ‘What is in the spirit of the club?’ That is what we want to know, but also that is why they appoint me as manager. “I have a good feeling from the meetings, we have a plan, and now it’s about getting the plan done, to get it into a process, to cooperate, to be consistent in our plan and when we have good people around, with the right connection and the right commitment and we will achieve the success we want.” Asked about this Ten Hag said: “I have heard that but I will draw my own line. Ten Hag did concede that he will have to hit the ground running. He will also wait until the first of his players return on 27 June to meet them for the first time. We have a strategy, a concept, and we will work on that. First of all we will roll it out to the staff, then the players, and then you will see,” he said. I think if we improve, if we can work with them, we can get more out of them than this season,” he said. “First of all, we want to make the fans proud. If we can’t play fantastic football, we still have to win.” Despite the low finish Ten Hag suggested the group he takes charge of remains one that can challenge.