Erik ten Hag set for return to management after Man Utd sacking

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 12 Feb 2025 12:49 GMT
• 3 min read

Erik ten Hag could be set for a quick return to management at Feyenoord.

That is according to AD, who report that the former Manchester United manager could be handed the head coach role at Feyenoord.

Feyenoord are currently looking for a new manager after sacking Brian Priske ahead of the Champions League match against AC Milan on Wednesday.

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Priske had taken the job after Arne Slot’s move to Liverpool last summer but has struggled in the role as Feyenoord are 12 points behind league leaders Ajax.

AD reports that Ten Hag is in line for the job despite his history with Feyenoord’s rivals Ajax, who he coached from 2018 to 2022, winning three Eredivisie titles.

Ten Hag was sacked as manager of Man Utd in November after just over two years in the job.

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Although he won the EFL Cup and FA Cup, his time at United was generally disappointing.

United chiefs decided to axe him after a disastrous start to the season which saw the club languishing in 14th position in the Premier League.

They had also failed to win all three of their Europa League matches, and were winless in 10 of their 14 matches in all competitions.

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Nevertheless, the struggles of Ten Hag’s successor Ruben Amorim, who has a far worse win ratio than his predecessor has rebuilt the Dutchman’s reputation a bit.

Ten Hag sacking at Man Utd

Ten Hag had been expected to be sacked last summer after a generally miserable 2023-24 campaign in which - despite winning the FA Cup - Man Utd finished eighth in the Premier League and were dumped out of Europe at the Champions League group stage.

United held an internal review on Ten Hag’s future and even spoke to a number of potential managerial replacements, but in a shock development decided that the Dutchman would be staying at Old Trafford.

That decision only delayed the inevitable as Ten Hag was finally sacked just two months into the new season.

Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim was announced as his replacement.