Ten Hag convinced he will succeed at Man Utd

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is confident he can succeed at the club, stressing he knew how challenging it would be.

Ten Hag took over from caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick at the end of last season, but the former Ajax manager saw his side lose their first two Premier League games.

Brighton and Hove Albion secured their first victory at Old Trafford in their history on August 7, before United collapsed to a humble 4-0 defeat at Brentford six days later.

Rivals Liverpool travel to Old Trafford on Monday, with Ten Hag looking to avoid becoming the second United manager to lose each of his first three games in charge in all competitions, after John Chapman in 1921.< /p >

The Dutchman, however, is confident that he will be a good United boss.

"I'm not here for myself, I'm here for the club and to restore the club," Ten Hag said at a press conference.

"I knew before that it was a challenge and I wanted this challenge.

"I knew before it was going to be difficult but I wanted it because in my career, everywhere I started, the beginning was difficult but I'm doing it, and I'm convinced that I'm doing it here too. "

Having questioned the attitude of his players following the humiliation of Brentford, Ten Hag stressed that he also counted himself among those critics.

"Don't get me wrong, when I talk about players and I want to point that out, I'm also in the same boat," he said.

"When we're not in the right attitude, so am I. We win together, we lose together. It can't happen. It's a signal, we don't have to magnify it .

"I think this is now a very big story, but it's not necessary because again, this is the first, the first time this has happened."

United are set to sign Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro, while also pursuing Brazilian striker Antony, who played under Ten Hag at Ajax.