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Thread | Erik ten Hag's interview with @MikeVerweij about his time at Ajax and his new job at Manchester United.

Ten Hag: "From the 16th of May, I am the manager of Manchester United. A lot has to happen in preperation of the new season, such as the implementation of the staff members and the squad for next season. I will make my mark on both and I want it do be done extremely carefully."

Ten Hag: "I look forward to working with Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a giant, because of everything he has shown so far and because of how ambitious he is. I want to keep him at Manchester United, of course. He has been very important for this club and can produce great stats."

• About Scholes, Ferdinand, Neville and their opinions..

Ten Hag: "This has influence. But it can't influence our dressing room. Maybe the criticism is bigger over there because the Premier League is much bigger. Fortunately I have a lot of baggage to cope with this."

Ten Hag: "I am capable of looking every player straight in the eyes, I am 100% certain of that. I make all my choices in good conscience. The team stands above everything else. I choose the players that I believe give us the most chances of winning."

Ten Hag: "My time at Ajax couldn't have gone better. Maybe if I had won the Champions League or Europa League. But it's not realistic to win all possible trophies. Ajax is now the most dominant club in the country again. I can be satisfied about that."

Ten Hag: "I had choices to work at a different club than Manchester United, with a better foundation. But I chose Manchester United. Things have to get adressed there and that's a challenge. The club and me are on the same wavelength about how I want to do this."

Ten Hag: "I have received a few whatsapp messages from some of the (Manchester United) players: "welcome to the club."

• Timber & Antony are circulating to go with you..

Ten Hag: "I think all top clubs have Timber in their sight. If Antony would go... it would be a blow for Ajax because in their current squad there is nobody to replace him."

Ten Hag: "This league title is also Marc Overmars' league title. We created this squad together. I texted this to Marc too. It's a romantic thought to return to Ajax together one day. We have been very succesful together. It's hard to say if it will happen, but it could happen."

• About Alfred Schreuder, the new manager..

Ten Hag: "Soon we will have a meeting. He wants to talk to me in terms of like a handover. We started at Ajax together. He knows the changes Ajax went through. We strengthened the term 'dominant football.'

End of thread :-)