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PL News: Who is Erik ten Hag

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Let's explore the new manager of Manchester United Early days in management In 2012, Ten Hag was appointed as manager of Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie by Marc Overmars, who was a shareholder of the club. During his only season at Go Ahead Eagles, he managed the team to its first promotion in 17 years. He coached Bayern Munich II from 6 June 2013 until 2015 when he was replaced by Heiko Vogel. His final match as Bayern Munich II head coach was in May 2015. Perhaps interestingly, he was at Bayer the same time as the current Manchester City manager. Ten Hag then became the Sporting Director and head coach of FC Utrecht in the summer of 2015, where he led the club to fifth place during his first season. In the 2016–17 season, he improved FC Utrecht's final position to fourth, booking a place in the Europa League qualifiers. Moving to AFC Ajax On 21 December 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of AFC Ajax after the club dismissed Marcel Keizer. In 2019, he led h

PL reaction: Liverpool thrash Manchester United again

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Liverpool 4 - 0 Manchester United Liverpool outclassed Manchester United in a one-sided affair at Anfield. This was a reminder of how Jurgen Klopp's team are determined to chase them down in the hunt for a historic quadruple. Another Anfield night to remember ✨ pic.twitter.com/jTAYKN33bo — Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 20, 2022 It was also an illustration of the giant task facing the next United manager as they were run ragged by the Liverpool powerhouse, the gulf in quality and attitude between the sides a chasm. Liverpool were 1-0 up after only a few minutes. Luis Diaz put home Salah's pass before the Egyptian ended his eight-game goalless sequence from Sadio Mane's brilliant pass after 22 minutes. Mane ended any slim hopes United had of making this a challenging evening for Liverpool with a first-time finish from Diaz's pass in the 69th minute before Salah completed the rout with five minutes left. After their 5-0 win at Old Trafford in October , Liverpool are the f

FA Cup: Liverpool to face Chelsea in 2022 FA Cup final

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2022 FA Cup final has been confirmed. Liverpool will face Chelsea at Wembley on the 14th of May. Let's have a look at how both teams got there. Chelsea looking to end a difficult and eventful season on a high They beat Chesterfield 5-1 at home in the third round before a narrow 2-1 win over Plymouth in the fourth round. There was then victories over Championship sides Luton and Middlesborough. In the semi-final, they faced Palace and beat their London rivals 2-0. Liverpool want to win everything For Liverpool, they had a fairly straightforward 4-1 win over Shrewsbury Town in the third round before they beat Championship side Cardiff in the fourth round. There was then narrow wins over Norwich and Nottingham Forest before that 3-2 thriller over Manchester City in the semi-final. Liverpool fans and players will now start to think that they can win everything this season. More FA Cup stories from this season Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal. The City Ground was bouncing as Champio