Erik ten Hag’s future might hinge on claiming Liverpool’s FA Cup scalp

Erik ten Hag has urged his gamers to show Manchester United’s season round — and doubtlessly save his job — by knocking Liverpool out of the FA Cup on Sunday.

United face their bitter rivals in a mouth-watering quarter-final at Old Trafford trying to progress in the one competitors they nonetheless have an opportunity of successful.

Qualifying for the Champions League and lifting the FA Cup might but maintain the important thing to Ten Hag surviving a summer time of change below United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

And the Dutchman believes victory will be the catalyst to a surge that might make all of the distinction to a troubled marketing campaign.

‘Go and play and get the turnaround,’ was Ten Hag’s rallying cry to his gamers on Friday.

Erik ten Hag has urged his gamers to show Man United’s season round towards Liverpool

The Manchester United supervisor’s final probability of silverware this marketing campaign is within the FA Cup

‘Some games are bigger than others and Manchester United-Liverpool is always a big game, especially when it’s the quarter-final of the FA Cup. We’re trying ahead to it.

‘We have another opportunity to get momentum. The team showed lately that we are in a very good series of games, so they have the belief they can do it.

‘Now we have to take the momentum and that is also what I feel when I train with them and around the games: they have the belief, good confidence and good spirit in the team.’

The uncertainty over Ten Hag’s future has additionally left his teaching workers in limbo. United gamers are more and more uncertain their boss will survive if he fails to make the Champions League or elevate a trophy.

Even if Ratcliffe retains religion with him, there are not any ensures his backroom group will likely be retained. Significant adjustments are being made to the set-up, with Dan Ashworth taking on as director of soccer and Jason Wilcox set to turn out to be technical director.

Ten Hag and his assistants Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McClaren signed three-year contracts when he moved to United in 2022.

‘Go and play and get the turnaround,’ was Ten Hag’s rallying cry to his gamers on Friday

Ten Hag and his assistants Mitchell van der Gaag (proper) and Steve McClaren (left) signed three-year contracts when he moved to Manchester United in 2022 however are below stress

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool want to file one other well-known victory over Man United

Others, similar to forwards coach Benni McCarthy, will likely be out of contract in June and have been in search of assurances over their futures.

McCarthy is widespread with the squad, however dangers being stranded if he turns down different gives, stays on the membership, after which Ten Hag is sacked.

All of which raises the stakes for tomorrow’s conflict with Liverpool.

‘We play against a good team,’ stated Ten Hag. ‘We know where their strengths are, but also where their weaknesses are. We need our best to beat them.’