Erik ten Hag is one defeat from the sack based on a Man United insider. Picture by Alex Livesey/Getty Pictures
Erik ten Hag will perceive he’s on borrowed time at Man United if outcomes don’t enhance and one insider has offered a surprising replace that can alarm him.
It’s believed that the Purple Devils have already been various candidates to switch the Dutchman within the Outdated Trafford dugout.
That might be as a result of some selections that ten Hag has made has confused his gamers.
Erik ten Hag is on borrowed time at Man United
Clearly, the supervisor must have all the dressing room behind him, and at any membership, if there’s even a small trace that the gamers aren’t pulling in the identical course as their supervisor, it might arguably deliver an finish to the latter’s tenure.
Ten Hag was fortunate that he managed to get a tune out of his squad when he wanted it most, through the 2024 FA Cup last towards rivals Manchester Metropolis.
That one end result was sufficient to maintain him within the function at United, however any goodwill seems to be to have rapidly evaporated.
With eight video games performed within the present Premier League season, United are down in twelfth on 11 factors, which is 10 lower than leaders Liverpool, at this early stage.
They’ve solely scored seven objectives which is worse than the whole English top-flight, save for 3 of the underside 4 golf equipment. No surprise it’s believed ten Hag received’t survive if he oversees only one extra loss.
“Simply successful just a few video games received’t be sufficient and he’ll know that,” former United chief scout, Mick Brown, who remains to be properly related on the membership, mentioned to Soccer Insider.
“You possibly can win three video games on the bounce, however one shock defeat and that stress shall be again.
“Each time you lose a sport at Manchester United, you’re underneath the cosh. That’s all the time been the case. You’re all the time one defeat away.
“So it’s good to win video games, and he must win video games, that’s the one approach he’ll have the ability to preserve his job, however even that may not be sufficient.
“They’ve acquired a great run of video games arising, however that solely will increase the stress.
“We’ve been on this place earlier than the place they get all three factors from a sport and appear to be they’ll push on, however then they lose once more.
“All it takes is one loss for the group to show and unexpectedly a choice must be made.”
