Manchester United followers have drawn comparisons between Erik ten Hag’s latest report and Gary Neville’s disastrous Valencia stint following their aspect’s dismal 3-0 defeat by Tottenham.
United sunk to a recent low on Sunday night time as they had been outclassed by Spurs, going a purpose down inside three minutes and by no means wanting within the recreation.
Sunday’s consequence left the Crimson Devils with simply seven factors from their first six video games within the Premier League this season in what has been a continuation of the poor type that noticed them end eighth final season.
Of their final 28 matches beneath Ten Hag, United have misplaced 13 whereas scoring 35 targets and conceding 45 within the course of.
That report compares equally to the membership’s former defender Gary Neville’s quick spell answerable for Valencia in 2016.
Followers have drawn comparisons between Erik ten Hag’s report and Gary Neville’s Valencia stint
The Crimson Devils suffered a dismal 3-0 defeat by Tottenham at Previous Trafford on Sunday
Neville lasted lower than 4 months in cost on the LaLiga aspect after accepting a suggestion to educate the group from proprietor and shut buddy Peter Lim, with the Sky Sports activities pundit successful simply three of his 16 league video games in cost.
His disastrous tenure noticed his aspect crushed 7-0 by Barcelona as he misplaced 11 of his 28 video games, with Valencia scoring 39 and conceding 38 in that point.
United had been vastly inferior to Tottenham, who ought to have been greater than 1-0 in entrance by the point Bruno Fernandes was proven a questionable crimson card for a foul on James Maddison within the forty second minute.
Having been dominant towards United’s 11 males, Spurs continued to boss the competition towards 10 as Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke joined Brennan Johnson on the scoresheet at Previous Trafford.
Ten Hag was requested about his future following the defeat at Previous Trafford and he replied: ‘No, I’m not excited about this.
‘All of us made collectively this resolution to remain collectively, as an possession, a management group in the summertime, additionally we made the choice from a transparent overview what now we have to enhance and the way we need to assemble a squad.
‘However we knew it is going to 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’re all on one web page or in a single boat collectively – the possession, the workers and the gamers as properly. I haven’t got that concern.’
Ten Hag insisted he would not concern dropping his job amid rising strain after the newest defeat
Ten Hag got here near dropping his job on the finish of final season after he oversaw United’s lowest end in Premier League historical past (eighth) – though he then gained the FA Cup.
United’s house owners, led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, seemed for potential replacements earlier than in the end deciding in July to stay with Ten Hag, whose contract was prolonged till June 2026.
Ten Hag was additionally backed within the switch market this summer season, with United bringing in Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte.
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