Former Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard has slammed the membership for signing ‘common’ gamers beneath Erik ten Hag and insisted the group will must be ‘dismantled’ if the Dutchman is sacked.
United slumped to their third defeat of the brand new Premier League season on Sunday as Tottenham scored thrice to inflict extra distress on Ten Hag and his newly-formed teaching employees.
The Previous Trafford hosts have been already taking part in poorly when captain Bruno Fernandes was controversially despatched off within the first-half after Brennan Johnson had given the guests an early lead.
Additional distress adopted when 10-men United conceded two extra instances with each Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke each scoring to finish a convincing 3-0 win.
Defeat piles extra intense scrutiny on Ten Hag’s managerial place on the membership after the 54-year-old was saved in cost following United’s FA Cup victory over Manchester Metropolis on the finish of final season.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard has slammed the membership for signing ‘common’ gamers
United boss Erik ten Hag faces intense scrutiny over his future after a dreadful begin to the brand new season
Ex-United goalkeeper Howard criticised the membership’s summer season recruitment after dropping in opposition to Spurs on Sunday
An enormous summer season of recruitment noticed the membership’s new INEOS-backed mannequin make investments closely in bringing in gamers Ten Hag wished, however ex-United goalkeeper, Howard, believes a few of them aren’t adequate to play for the English giants.
4 of United’s summer season arrivals began in opposition to Spurs with Joshua Zirkzee main the road, Manuel Ugarte trusted in midfield and Matthijs De Ligt taking part in alongside Noussair Mazraoui in defence.
Blasting his former employers’ squad after dropping to Spurs, Howard instructed NBC Sports activities: ‘They doubled-down on Ten Hag and backed him by bringing in additional of his gamers.
‘Once you take a look at the squad it isn’t an excellent squad, they spent some huge cash on some common gamers, definitely not Manchester United gamers.
Central defender Matthijs De Ligt (pictured) struggled within the defeat in opposition to Tottenham
Summer season arrival Joshua Zirkzee led United’s assault however largely didn’t threaten in opposition to Spurs
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte (left) endured a troublesome afternoon in opposition to Spurs at Previous Trafford
‘In case you do away with him then it’s important to dismantle this group he has created. I am undecided why they did not, possibly monetary causes or they did not have the fitting particular person in place to switch him or possibly they really believed he was the fitting particular person.
‘I am undecided that it appears to be like that means,’ added Howard who beforehand made 77 appearances for United.
Opinion has largely been break up amongst United supporters over whether or not to maintain Ten Hag in cost or substitute him with one other world class European supervisor, however choices are restricted.
Thomas Tuchel represents an apparent goal as a free agent after leaving Bayern Munich in the summertime, whereas United chiefs have additionally expressed earlier choice over ex-England boss Gareth Southgate.
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