Noussair Mazraoui has publicly acknowledged a sense of responsibility for Erik ten Hag\u2019s dismissal after a difficult spell at Manchester United. The defender said he \u201cfeels responsible\u201d for Erik ten Hag\u2019s dismissal last season after failing to \u201cperform.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ten Hag was the manager who gave Mazraoui his senior debut in 2018. That debut was the first of 137 appearances the player made for the Amsterdam outfit before leaving in the same 2022 summer as Ten Hag. After two injury-riddled seasons at Bayern, Mazraoui was reunited with his former coach at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
During a candid interview with The National, Mazraoui admitted that it was \u201cdifficult\u201d for him after Ten Hag left. \u201cHe was also a reason I came to the club,\u201d the 27-year-old sighed. \u201cYou come to a club because for the club itself, but also for the manager.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mazraoui was frank about the emotional side of the situation and the link he draws between player performance and managerial security. \u201cI worked some good years with him at Ajax, so that\u2019s also one of the reasons I came here. And then if he\u2019s gone after two or three months, that\u2019s never nice, because you feel also responsible for that. Because if the players perform, the manager stays, it\u2019s that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the field, Mazraoui made 13 appearances for United under Ten Hag and the team recorded just four wins in that period. One of those victories came in the Carabao Cup against third-tier Barnsley. The decisive result that preceded Ten Hag\u2019s exit arrived in a Premier League fixture against West Ham United. After a strong start the team fell behind in the 74th minute, Casemiro hauled the visitors level and Matthijs de Ligt then conceded a stoppage-time penalty. The Premier League later admitted it was a refereeing error to award the spot kick, which Jarrod Bowen converted, a goal that ultimately sealed Ten Hag\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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