Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has revealed his feelings about the decision to sack ex-manager Erik ten Hag and replace him with Ruben Amorim.

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has emphasised that he is not to blame for Erik ten Hag’s sacking as club boss.Ten Hag was sacked late last month, following a string of poor

Erik ten Hag was sacked by Manchester United at the end of October after a defeat at West Ham during which Matthijs de Ligt conceded a controversial late penalty

Matthijs de Ligt revealed he felt “really bad” for Erik ten Hag after Manchester United sacked his mentor and said the players needed to look at themselves and examine their own role in his downfall. Ten Hag made defender De Ligt Ajax captain when he was just 18 and they were reunited in the summer when he bought him from Bayern Munich for £42.9m.

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Matthijs de Ligt claimed that he did not join Manchester United for Erik ten Hag and believes that his former Ajax boss was unlucky to be sacked.