What time does 'workaholic' Erik ten Hag start and finish work?

Carlo Garganese

• 12 Nov 2023 13:35 GMT
• 3 min read

Erik ten Hag is a workaholic who spends over 12 hours a day working at Manchester United, according to The Sun.

The Man Utd manager is heavily under fire right now but it isn’t due to a lack of effort or hard work.

The Sun reports that Ten Hag often arrives at Man Utd’s Carrington training ground before 7am in the morning.

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He often stays at Carrington many hours after the players have gone home.

He sometimes returns home in the afternoon but will return and stay at work until 2030 in the evening.

Such is his workaholic nature that even the security staff and kitchen staff have been stunned by his dedication.

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Ten Hag is desperate to turn things around at Man Utd after enduring a disastrous start to the 2023-24 season.

The Red Devils have made their worst start to a campaign for over 30 years, losing five games in the Premier League already.

They have also lost three of their first four matches in the Champions League and face the risk of being eliminated from a modest group that contains Galatasaray and Copenhagen.

The 4-3 defeat at Copenhagen in midweek has out Ten Hag very much at risk of the sack.

However, he bought himself some time on Saturday as Victor Lindelof’s goal gave Man Utd a narrow 1-0 win over Luton Town in the Premier League.

One thing is for sure, Ten Hag can’t work many more hours than he already does.

The Dutchman took over at United in the summer of 2022 after enjoying success in Holland with Ajax.

He had a promising first season at United, finishing in the top four, winning the League Cup and reaching the FA Cup final.

However, things have fallen off badly so far this term with United well off the pace in the league, out of the League Cup and at risk of being knocked out of the Champions League.