Erik ten Hag insists he isn’t apprehensive about being sacked after Manchester United’s depressing begin to the season.
United produced a dismal first-half efficiency in Sunday’s 3-0 residence defeat to Tottenham to go away them on seven factors after six Premier League video games.
Bruno Fernandes was despatched off simply earlier than the break, however the crew’s worst spell arguably got here once they had 11 gamers on the pitch.
Ten Hag, in his third season on the membership, is assured that United’s decision-makers will give him time.
Requested about his future, Ten Hag stated: “No, I’m not serious about this. All of us made collectively this determination to remain collectively, as an possession, a management group in the summertime, additionally we made the choice from a transparent evaluate what now we have to enhance and the way we need to assemble a squad.
“However we knew it should take a while, how the window went, some gamers late in like Ugarte. Additionally, now we have to make some enchancment in organisation, some accidents, we’d like a while.
“We are all on one page or in one boat together, the ownership, the staff and the players as well. I don’t have that concern.”
Neville: Man Utd had been ‘completely disgusting’
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Gary Neville labelled Manchester United’s 3-0 loss to Spurs as ‘disgusting’ and admits one thing’s fallacious within the dressing room
Gary Neville branded Manchester United’s efficiency towards Tottenham as “absolutely disgusting”.
“The first half was as bad as it gets,” stated Neville throughout Sky Sports activities‘ commentary of the sport.
“This is a shocking day, a sobering day. This is a really bad day for Ten Hag.”
Whereas Fernandes was unlucky to be proven a straight purple, the midfielder slipping as he went to sort out James Maddison, his dismissal drew no sympathy from Neville.
“That sums up Manchester United in the first half. They have been an absolute disgrace.
“It is one of many worst performances I’ve seen underneath Ten Hag. And that’s saying one thing. It’s actually unhealthy.”
After six games this term, United are just 12th in the league table with less than half the points as leaders Liverpool.
Neville later added: “As we speak has shocked me how low they’ve gone. It was a very unhealthy one.
“I know that David Moyes had some bad ones in the early days, so has Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] along the way, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ralf Rangnick, but that felt like one of those days today where they sank really low.”
Redknapp: Ten Hag has had sufficient time
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Following their 3-0 defeat towards Spurs, Jamie Redknapp says Manchester United are going backwards and admits the membership is at ‘all-time low’
Jamie Redknapp says Ten Hag has “had enough time” and doesn’t suppose he’s “the man to take it forward.
“I am seeing performances in the intervening time which are the varieties that get a supervisor sacked,” Redknapp said.
“I do really feel sorry for the supervisor. He appears to be like out of his depth, he appears to be like misplaced.
“When your club is actively looking for another manager [in the summer] to come in and take your place, you are in a massively untenable position.
“I simply do not see how he can hold his job with these performances. I do not see how he can flip it round.
“I think he’s had enough time. I know they’ve won two trophies, but I don’t see how he’s the man to take it forward.
“However I additionally do not see who’s as a result of it is such a tough job proper now.”
