If this was Erik ten Hag’s final game in charge of Manchester United, it was a sensational way to go out.
Against the backdrop of intense speculation that he is about to be fired, Ten Hag and United stunned defending champion Manchester City, 2-1, to lift the FA Cup at Wembley on Saturday.
Receiving his medal from the future king of England, Prince William, the Dutchman then got his hands on his second trophy in as many seasons to end a troubled campaign on a high.
Is it enough to save his job?
“I’m not satisfied with it,” a defiant Ten Hag said. “We have to do better, and if they don’t want me anymore, then I go somewhere else to win trophies — because that is what I did my whole career. We are constructing a team and when I took over it was a mess at Manchester United.”
First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo set up the win. City piled the pressure on…
