Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has urged his critics to \u201csee my record\u201d after coming in for recent criticism.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Dutchman oversaw major strides during his first season in charge at Old Trafford, notably winning the Carabao Cup and leading United to a third-place Premier League finish.<\/p>\n But things have not been as rosy this campaign. The Red Devils have already lost ten games across all competitions, sit seventh in the Premier League and are on the verge of an exit from the Champions League at the group stage.<\/p>\n Ahead of Wednesday\u2019s Premier League clash with Chelsea, United\u00a0banned four journalists\u00a0from attending Ten Hag\u2019s pre-match press conference after not being consulted about reports of disharmony in the dressing room.<\/p>\n During that press conference,\u00a0Ten Hag\u00a0defended his record in charge and insisted the club are still moving forward.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will be always tough times in every journey. We are in the right direction,\u201d Ten Hag said. \u201cI know we will get there where we want to be. Because \u2013 see my record.<\/p>\n \u201cEverywhere where I was, every season, I got my targets, so if we stick together, stick to the plan and the strategy, we will get where we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n Ten Hag\u2019s United lost at Newcastle on Saturday \/ Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/GettyImages<\/p>\n Ten Hag was then asked for a timeframe on when\u00a0United\u00a0can be expected to be at the level he wants, but he was reluctant to put forward a concrete answer.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all, I can\u2019t say in this club we are waiting for two, three years,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n \u201cThis club the aim is, the demand is and the standards should be that you win every game, so we go in every game with the aim.<\/p>\n \u201cI demand of my team, my players to win every game. Doesn\u2019t matter who the opponent is, and I will stick to that. That brought us last year very far.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were third in the league, in the FA Cup final \u2013 we could even have won this \u2013 and we won the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cThat mentality I don\u2019t want to change this because that will be a drop-off in culture.<\/p>\n \u201cThat means, yeah, there is a high standard on me, and me together with the team, so it\u2019s also high standards on the players, and I don\u2019t make compromises on that.<\/p>\n \u201cI never had the idea they [the players] don\u2019t [back me] because I know they would have dropped me against Fulham or Burnley if it was the other situation. If the situation was not right, if the environment was not right, and that\u2019s not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n
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