Manchester United, which appears to be tormented by problems, has opted to select Erik ten Hag as their new manager on a three-year deal, and Gary Neville, the club’s former star, believes that the job of the newly-appointed leader will be difficult while rebuilding the team.

According to Sky Sports, Neville spoke out after Erik was named the new manager, stating that he believes the 52-year-old Dutchman will be free of trophy pressure for at least three years.

“What we’re seeing at this current moment is unacceptable. That needs to be dealt with initially and Ten Hag has got a big job to get the club back up to those minimum standards that they need to achieve, which is attitude, work ethic, belief, confidence and then hopefully you start to think about winning trophies,” Neville said.

“But honestly, I wouldn’t be putting too much pressure on Ten Hag in the first one or two years to win a trophy at the club. It would be great if he did and he’d be overachieving, in my opinion,” he added.

It should be mentioned that United, who are now in sixth place in the Premier League standings, recently suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.

“It will be: get into the top four, re-establish Man Utd in the Champions League, attract the players into the club who can play in the way he wants to play, and then get a system of belief,” he stresed.