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The Manchester United board showed admirable if not misguided patience in Ten Hag despite the team slumping to their lowest-ever Premier League finish last season.
Ten Hag was even handed a contract extension after the surprising FA Cup final win over Manchester City but was dismissed less than four months later with United 14th in the Premier League and 21st out of 36 teams in the Europa League.
Despite Manchester United’s largely poor form under Ten Hag, Neville believes he will at least partly be remembered for lifting two trophies and giving the fans a ‘special’ win over Man City at Wembley.
But Neville also says Ten Hag will be remembered for ‘overseeing two of the worst transfers Manchester United have ever made’ in Antony and Casemiro.
United spent more than £80m to sign Antony from Ajax in the summer of 2022 but the Brazilian, yet to start a Premier League game this season, now finds himself on the periphery at Old Trafford.
Casemiro arrived in the same window following nine years at Real Madrid where he won an impressive five Champions League trophies and three La Liga titles.
But the £70m signing has also struggled in the Premier League and was urged to leave Manchester United by a host of pundits over the summer.
‘[Erik ten Hag’s] legacy will definitely be winning those two trophies but particularly the Manchester derby in the FA Cup final,’ Neville said on The Overlap US.
‘That was a special day for every Man United fan that won’t be forgotten. It was a really, really great day and that won’t go away.
‘I remember how bad it was when David Moyes got sacked and the problem is over the past ten years we’ve had another group of managers, including Erik ten Hag, who have not done much better.
‘I just hope in five year’s time we aren’t looking back and still thinking that. It’s all about the club getting it [the next appointment] …
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