Erik ten Hag and Man Utd players pictured at Old Trafford. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Manchester United’s 3-0 thrashing at home to Tottenham Hotspur has left Erik ten Hag walking on very thin ice, but it could have been a lot worse.
That’s according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, who believes the Red Devils could have suffered even more under different circumstances.
Goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke gave Spurs an emphatic victory, just weeks after United lost at home to Liverpool by the same scoreline.
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Man Utd’s task was further complicated by Bruno Fernandes’ red card when the score was still just 1-0, but in reality, Spurs were always in complete control at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag are coming under fire from all corners after their side were ripped apart by one of their rivals for the Premier League’s European places.
How Man Utd’s defeat to Spurs could have been even worse
Tottenham’s performance on Sunday is even more impressive when you consider that they were not without their star striker Son Heung-min through injury.
Son has four goals and an assist in his last seven Premier League appearances against Man Utd and has started the current top-flight campaign with two goals and two assists.
Former Spurs, Liverpool and England midfielder Redknapp believes Tottenham would have humiliated United even more had Son been available at Old Trafford.
“If Son had played today, it would have been six,” declared Redknapp Sky Sports.
In an impressive exit from Ange Postecoglou’s men, he added: “Tottenham needed the performance, it was an emphatic win and they haven’t played badly in any game yet, even the north London derby which always did worse
“All the other games, there were some really good performances and more than deserved their points.”
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