Erik ten Hag brought me back to Manchester United in the summer and, while I have only been part of the coaching staff here for a few months, I will always be grateful to him for giving me the opportunity, and I am saddened to see him leave,
Thankfully, we have time on our side and with fixtures coming so regularly now, we also have plenty of opportunities to build up some positive momentum, starting with tonight's visit of Steve Cooper and Leicester City in the Carabao Cup
As I am sure everyone can imagine, I am writing these notes with a huge amount of mixed emotions
I deny and ignore the game against Spurs because we were down to 10 at 1-0,
Always I feel sorry for managers who lose their position. I have an incredible relationship with him. He represented Manchester United at the highest level. I wish him all the best and he knows, I know, everybody knows, our jobs depend on results,
I've said many, many times, I'm very happy here. I think it's one of the best clubs in the world. What happens in the future, who knows? But I'm very, very happy here."
It is a long time and unusual. Fortunately unusual. I have continued to do my job in the best possible way and again, you have to win many football matches to keep your job.”
It is not easy when you have so many setbacks at the start of the season and to overcome this, but we have to fight back. It will always help when you have a good start because that gives motivation, gives belief, the confidence will grow,
We have to do better, that is the ranking. But I will tell (the players) the ranking is not reflecting our performances and our levels,
The setback, if you want to call it like this, we want also to do it very careful,
I feel very sorry for him, it's one of the best jobs in football,
I guess disappointed as it was inevitable with the scrutiny he'd had. It's the nature of football these days,
We also know, especially us from Holland how well he did at Ajax (Amsterdam) and he won two trophies over here so we will see him in the near future again at a big club,
Always your first thoughts are with the person,
I have said in the past that it is becoming more and more difficult to do the role in any kind of processed way,
All Manchester City, our fans, we are so proud of him,
This event has to be a joy, people have to accept the results,
Always I feel sorry for managers, you know?”
Last season for example, Erling [Haaland] won the Treble, scored more than 50 goals. I said to him 'just being there, you have to be so happy'. I said the same to Rodri. If you are in the first two, three or four, it's exceptional. Last season, Erling should win, yes. Should Messi have won? Yes. It doesn't matter,
It's up to them. If they want to congratulate, that's fine. If not, that's fine as well. At Manchester City, we are not here to judge other clubs on what they decide they have to do."