Erik ten Hag breaks his silence on Sir Alex Ferguson's Man United sacking after club legend was controversially stripped of his £2million-a-year contract
Daily MailErik ten Hag has admitted that Manchester United's decision to rip up Sir Alex Ferguson's £2million-a-year contract will impact the club, and credited the Scot for setting standards none of his successors could match. Ferguson will miss Saturday's clash with Brentford at Old Trafford, the first game since he was informed by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe that this will be his last season as an ambassador for United. Erik ten Hag had admitted that the decision to rip up Sir Alex Ferguson's contract will have big impact at the club United legend Ferguson lost his £2million-a-year United ambassadorial contract this week Sir Jim Ratcliffe decided to get rid of the contact that was put in place by previous owners 'One thing for sure is that there's almost no club in the world where expectations are as high as at Man United. It remains to be seen how often Ferguson will return to the club where he became the greatest manager in United's history United have spent the international break in 14th place in the Premier League after a torrid start to the season 'We are calm but we're not happy, that's also for sure,' he added.