Matthijs de Ligt has dismissed recommendations that Erik ten Hag was the deciding consider his switch to Manchester United.

The Dutchman, together with Noussair Mazraoui, joined the Crimson Devils in a double signing price as much as £60million from Bayern Munich in August.

De Ligt’s breakthrough, nevertheless, got here at Ajax beneath Ten Hag, with the supervisor making him the youngest-ever captain within the membership’s historical past throughout that point.

The next season, Ajax reached their first Champions League semi-final since 1997 and received the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup double earlier than De Ligt left the membership to affix Juventus.

Ten Hag has typically been criticised for focusing on his former gamers throughout the switch home windows whereas at United, with De Ligt falling into that class.

Nevertheless, the defender burdened a reunion together with his former head coach was not what drew him to the Premier League.

“I’m already settled in Manchester and having fun with myself. The boys are nice, all the pieces was dealt with completely. There’s additionally many Dutch guys on the employees”, he informed Dutch outlet Vandaag Inside, by way of Manchester Night Information.

“Erik ten Hag shouldn’t be the one purpose I joined United. We’re speaking about Manchester United right here, one of many largest golf equipment on the earth.

“There’s plenty of strain as a result of the followers are used to issues from the previous. It’s as much as us to be nearly as good as doable.”

The 25-year-old has performed simply 89 minutes within the Premier League since becoming a member of United, getting his first begin of their 3-0 defeat to Liverpool final outing, making only one interception and one deal with.

De Ligt was within the Netherlands’ squad for Euro 2024, because the Oranje reached the semi-final, nevertheless, he didn’t play a single minute on the match.

Again within the fold for his or her first two Nations League matches, two lapses in focus from De Ligt have been punished towards Bosnia-Herzegovina within the Netherlands’ 5-2 victory.





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