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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Samuel Luckhurst

Erik ten Hag convinced of succeeding at Manchester United as he defends Lisandro Martinez

Erik ten Hag remains convinced he will succeed at Manchester United despite losing both of his first two matches in charge. Ten Hag became the first United manager since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his first two matches and defeat to Liverpool on Monday night would equal Chapman's unfavourable start.

United have not lost their first three fixtures of a new season since 1986 and Ron Atkinson was sacked as manager three months later to be replaced by Alex Ferguson.

"For me personally, that's never the issue," Ten Hag said. "I'm not here for myself, I'm here for the club and to restore the club.

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