Erik ten Hag is a sack defeat according to a Man United insider. Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Erik ten Hag will understand he is on loan at Man United if results don’t improve and an insider has provided a shocking update that will alarm him.
It is believed that the The Red Devils have already been looking for alternative candidates to replace the Dutchman in the dugout at Old Trafford.
This could be because some the decisions he has made ten Hag has confused his players.
Erik ten Hag is on loan at Man United
Obviously, the manager has to have the whole dressing room behind him, and at any club, if there is even the slightest hint that the players are not pulling in the same direction as their manager, it could be which would end the mandate of the latter.
Ten Hag were lucky to have managed to get a tune out of their squad when they needed it most, during the 2024 FA Cup final against rivals Manchester City.
That result was enough to keep him in the role at United, but any goodwill appears to have evaporated quickly.
With eight games played in the current Premier League season, United are in 12th place with 11 points, 10 behind leaders Liverpool, at this early stage.
They have scored just seven goals, which is worse than all but three of the bottom four clubs in the English top flight. No wonder ten Hag is believed to not survive if he oversees just one more loss.
“Just winning a few games won’t be enough and he will know it” said former United head of scouting Mick Brown, who is still well connected to the club Football Insider.
“You can win three games on the bounce, but one shock loss and that pressure will come back.
“Every time you lose a game at Manchester United, you are under scrutiny. It’s always been that way. You are always one defeat away.
“So it’s good to win games, and he has to win games, it’s the only way he can keep his job, but even that might not be enough.
“They have a good run of games, but that only increases the pressure.
“We’ve been in this position before where they get the three points in a game and it looks like they can go on, but then they lose again.
“All it takes is one loss for the crowd to come back and suddenly a decision has to be made.”
