Erik ten Hag’s Man United dropped points again (Photos by Carl Recine, Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Manchester United had another disappointing result today as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Aston Villa in their Premier League game at Villa Park.
Erik ten Hag will certainly feel the pressure as he faced two big games this week following last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at home to Tottenham, but ended up drawing in both trips to Porto and Aston Villa.
That is unlikely to quiet the critics, with Man Utd now officially on their worst run at the start of a new season since the 1989/90 campaign, according to football stats specialists Opta Joe in the X publication next…
8 – With eight points (W2 L2 L3), this is Manchester United’s lowest record from the first seven games of a league season since 1989-90 (7), when they finished 13th under Alex Ferguson, the their lowest result in the league. charge of the club. mine pic.twitter.com/RF3Z1iBrOo
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 6, 2024
United faced a good Villa side today, so in a way a draw isn’t a shame, but it’s not really what was needed right now, and one has to wonder what it will mean for Ten Hag’s future .
The draw against Porto was also a bit of a disaster for the Red Devils, who went 2-0 up in that game before finding themselves 3-2 down at one stage, although they were still able to rescue the tie
Is this the end of the road for Erik ten Hag at Man United?
Statistics like above show how bad things are going for Ten Hag at Unitedeven after giving a lot of time and resources to trying to change things.
It was never going to be easy for the Dutch tactician, but now one has to wonder if there are better managers who could improve the former Ajax boss now and who could get the most out of this expensive squad.
Many of United’s current squad were signed by Ten Hag, but the likes of Antony, Andre Onana, Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund, Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt have failed to impress much so far.
