Since taking over as manager of the Red Devils at the start of last season, Ten Hag has let go of Cristiano Ronaldo, David De Gea, and Jadon Sancho.
Former United star Ibra, who has the biggest ego in the game, said: “Coming from Ajax to United as he did is a big difference — I have been in both clubs.
“You have a different kind of discipline.
“Ajax is a talented club. They have the best talents in the club. They don’t have big stars.
“What is the experience of this coach? Young talents, he comes to United, it is a different mentality.
“The players there are supposed to be big stars.
“I don’t think you give the same treatment.
“How much time do you give a coach? It depends on the owners, what they want, but if you listen to the fans, you don’t have a lot of time because they want to win, and I understand them because they are used to winning and they want to still win.”
United have had their worst start to a Premier League season in 34 years, losing their first Champions League match at Bayern Munich – with Galatasaray up next tonight.
Ten Hag has taken a tough stance with his players, firing Ronaldo for criticizing the club before firing goalkeeper De Gea at the end of last season.
England international Sancho is now suspended from first-team action following a public spat with Ten Hag in which he accused his boss of using him as a “scapegoat.”
Speaking to Piers Morgan for his TalkTV show, Ibra added: “United has to win, they have to win every title they play for.
“Now they are being dominated by neighbours Manchester City and it’s a totally different situation there.
“Everybody has a responsibility to fulfill the demands. You need to find the right path again and to push for that.
“You need a plan, you need a project to follow. It feels like you follow a project plan and then it goes wild in a moment because of the results.
“Either you believe in it or you don’t believe in it. But with the situation of the coach, I think he is living two different situations now.
“Then obviously what happened with Sancho and Cristiano, I don’t know.
“When things are good, there are still errors and problems, but you don’t see it because we are winning.”