Former Manchester United midfielder Fred has provided a scorching critique of his previous supervisor Erik ten Hag, seasons on from their work collectively at Outdated Trafford.
The Brazilian star – who now options for Atletico Mineiro – crossed paths with the Dutch supervisor for the 2022-23 season, after Ten Hag arrived in Manchester from Ajax.
Ten Hag had been tempted to the membership following the departure of Treble-winning icon Ole Gunnar Solskjaer within the dugout, and was hailed as an amazing tactician upon his arrival.
This was true, Fred contended this week, however ‘with the group, he was a bit of c***’, tangling notably strongly with boldfaced names within the squad akin to Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro.
‘He argued with everybody. He argued with me, with Cristiano, with Casemiro, with Rashford,’ the 33-year-old instructed Charla podcast. ‘He would not put me in to play, generally it acquired tense.’
Fred added that with Ten Hag, ‘solely his Dutch gamers performed.’
Fred didn’t maintain again in his evaluation of Erik ten Hag’s tenure at Manchester United
‘(He was) a clique-ridden coach,’ he continued. ‘However, tactically, probably the greatest I’ve ever labored with.
‘He wished the workforce to run, however Cristiano (was already) older. He took Cristiano out (of the beginning lineup), after which there was a falling out.’
That falling out despatched shockwaves by means of the game as Ronaldo made clear his need to depart the membership following the 2022 World Cup.
The Actual Madrid and Juventus celebrity went on to ink an unfathomably profitable deal to hitch Saudi Professional League aspect Al-Nassr, sparking a wave of big-money transfers to the Gulf state.
Fred remained at Man United to see out the season and win the Carabao Cup with Ten Hag earlier than a transfer to Fenerbahce.
His former supervisor endured a second season at Man United because the membership lastly welcomed new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe, and regardless of uneven fortunes within the Premier League, ended the 2023-24 season as FA Cup winners.
Success at Wembley in opposition to noisy neighbours Manchester Metropolis was sufficient to safe Ten Hag’s future over the summer season, however after a difficult begin to the next season, Ratcliffe’s Ineos management group swung the axe in late October.
His alternative Ruben Amorim didn’t encourage Man United out of their more and more disjointed kind throughout his tenure, which stretched to simply over a yr, with the membership shifting to put in former captain Michael Carrick as interim supervisor.
A formidable third-place Premier League end secured him the position on a everlasting foundation, however has didn’t spill into the 2026-27 season, with the Crimson Devils mired in twelfth place forward of the worldwide break.
