Manchester
United
have
triggered
a
one-year
extension
in
Erik
ten
Hag’s
contract
to
keep
him
at
the
club
until
2026.
The
Dutchman’s
previous
deal,
which
he
signed
when
he
was
appointed
in
2022,
was
due
to
expire
in
2025.
Ten
Hag,
who
joined
United
from
Ajax,
has
won
two
trophies
in
two
years
at
the
Old
Trafford.
“I
am
very
pleased
to
have
reached
agreement
with
the
club
to
continue
working
together,”
said
the
54-year-old.
“Looking
back
at
the
past
two
years,
we
can
reflect
with
pride
on
two
trophies
and
many
examples
of
progression
from
where
we
were
when
I
joined.”
Ten
Hag
stressed
“we
must
also
be
clear
that
there
is
still
lots
of
hard
work
ahead.”
United
finished
third
in
the
Premier
League
during
Ten
Hag’s
first
season
at
the
club
as
the
Dutchman
ended
the
club’s
six-year
wait
for
silverware
with
victory
against
Newcastle
in
the
Carabao
Cup
final.
But
the
Dutchman’s
second
season
was
far
more
difficult
as
United
finished
eighth
in
the
Premier
League
and
were
knocked
out
of
the
Champions’
League
group
stages.
A
2-1
victory
against
Manchester
City
in
May’s
FA
Cup
final
proved
vital
to
Ten
Hag
keeping
his
job.
The
club,
led
by
co-owner,
Sir
Jim
Ratcliffe,
following
his
investment
last
December,
conducted
a
review
of
the
team’s
performance
across
the
season
following
the
victory
at
Wembley.
The
review
saw
United
speak
to
potential
replacements
for
Ten
Hag,
but
it
was
eventually
decided
that
the
Dutchman
deserved
to
keep
his
job
in
order
to
work
under
a
new-improved
structure.
-BBC