Erik ten Hag remains optimistic about Man Utd's revival despite recent setbacks, declaring 'this team has the ability to turn things around'

"We are confident that this season will be a successful one," he told Sky Sports.

"Nothing is easy, but this is nothing for me to panic about," he added. "We can sort [the problems] out, this team can sort this out."

"We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership. We made this agreement, and we were all behind it. We know the strategy [is to bring in] young players in a transition period. They also know in May in all my last six seasons there were always trophies and that is what we are aiming for."

So far this season, United have lost three matches in the Premier League, having collected only seven points in six matches. Two of the three defeats have come at Old Trafford, highlighting further issues in the team’s fortunes.

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United will face Porto away in the Europa League, while their next Premier League game is against Aston Villa. Wins in those matches should see the Dutchman ease some pressure on him, however, defeats in those matches could be the beginning of the end for him. According to him, the Manchester United board have backed him despite the poor run of form but things could change in case they fail to win the upcoming fixtures.