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ERIK TEN HAG will have two games to save his job at Manchester United.The Dutchman is under increasing pressure at Old Trafford following a poor start to the 2024-25 season.Erik ten Hag is under increasing pressureCredit: GettyUnited’s campaign went from bad to worse on Sunday thanks to a 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham in the Premier League.Many fans subsequently called for Ten Hag to be sacked, with the club dropping to 12th in the table.But SunSport understands he will remain in charge for this week’s crucial fixtures against Porto and Aston Villa.Man Utd take on Primeira Liga giants Porto in the Europa League on Thursday.Read More in FootballThey dropped points to Dutch side FC Twente last week in a disappointing display at Old Trafford.United then face Aston Villa away on Sunday – a must-win Prem clash.However, Ten Hag will be without captain Bruno Fernandes and potentially midfielder Kobbie Mainoo.Fernandes received a straight red card on Sunday following a controversial challenge on James Maddison whereby he slipped and caught the midfielder’s shin with his boot.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSMeanwhile, fellow midfielder Mainoo was forced off in the first half with an injury.Ten Hag admitted after the match that he was “concerned” about the knock.Man Utd blasted by pundits after horror Tottenham maulingMan Utd face four away games in their next five fixturesHe said: “I can’t say at the moment. I have to find out but, of course, when a player is coming off before half-time already, then there are some concerns.”The Dutchman was also asked if he feared losing his job amid Man Utd’s poor run of form.He responded: “I am not thinking about this. We all made in the summer the decision to stay together, as an ownership, a leadership group.”Also we made the decision from a clear review what we have to improve and how we want to construct a squad. “But we knew it will take some time, how the window went, some players late in like [Manuel] Ugarte.”Also we have to make some improvement in [the overarching] organisation, we still have some ­injuries, we need some time. “We are all on one page or in one boat together, the ownership, the staff and the players as well. I don’t have that concern.”Man Utd ratings vs TottenhamMANCHESTER UNITED suffered a 3-0 thrashing against Tottenham at Old Trafford.Captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off in the first half for fouling James Maddison, forcing Erik Ten Hag’s side to play with 10 men against Ange Postecoglou’s team.After back-to-back draws against Crystal Palace and FC Twente fans hoped United would redeem themselves against Spurs.However, the match at Old Trafford quickly turned sour. Brennan Johnson scored early and things worsened when Fernandes was sent off allowing Spurs to extend their lead to 3-0.And here is how SunSports Charlie Wyett rated the Manchester United stars.Andre Onana – 5Stood his ground to deliver a good save from Timo Werner who was clean through – no chance for either goal.Noussair Mazraoui – 5First in the refs’ book for chopping down Destiny Udogie. Could also have blocked Micky van de Ven for the goal. Just watched Solanke make it 3-0.Matthijs de Ligt – 4Shocking first half. Failed to cut out the cross from Micky van de Ven which led to the first goal.Lisandro Martinez – 5Switched off for the Spurs goal and was drawn to the ball and Johnson was left unmarked.Diogo Dalot – 5Gave the ball away in dangerous areas and struggled against Johnson.Manuel Ugarte – 5Suffered a stinker and was lucky to last until the 73rd minute.Kobbie Mainoo – 5Not one of his better performances and was taken off just before half-time following Fernandes’ sending-off.Marcus Rashford – 5Over-ran the ball for Tottenham’s first. Way off the pace.Bruno Fernandes – 4Arguably the worst captain in United’s history. Deserved red card for his challenge on James Maddison.Alejandro Garnacho – 6Had United’s only chance in the first half but hit the outside of the post. Improved in the second half.Joshua Zirkzee – 5Looked completely lost up front – threatening to be another poor Erik ten Hag signing. Replaced at half-time.Subs:Mount (for Mainoo 45)  5, Casemiro (for Zirkzee 46) 7, Hojlund (for Rashford 73) 5, Eriksen (for Ugarte 73) 5. More

ERIK TEN HAG arrived at Manchester United’s training ground just 12 hours after his side were humiliated against Tottenham.The Red Devils put in a woeful performance and were thrashed 3-0 at Old Trafford yesterday.Erik ten Hag arrived at Carrington at 7:30am this morningCredit: Eamonn and James ClarkeHe must have been given a sleepless night by his side’s horror performanceCredit: Eamonn and James ClarkeUnited were thrashed 3-0 by TottenhamCredit: AlamyThe defeat must have given Ten Hag a sleepless night as he pulled into Carrington at 7:30am this morning.He was pictured looking glum behind the wheel of his Audi.There was no sign of the players just yet as the boss got to work early to analyse where it all went wrong.Man Utd were poor throughout and went behind after just three minutes as Micky van de Ven charged through their whole team and put it on a plate for Brennan Johnson to score.READ MORE ON MAN UTDThings then went from bad to worse as Bruno Fernandes was controversially sent off for a lunge on James Maddison.Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke then got on the scoresheet to wrap up the three points for Spurs.United were booed off by their own supporters at full-time, with Gary Neville labelling the display “disgusting” and “shocking”.Just nine games after receiving the vote of confidence from Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s new chiefs, Ten Hag is back under immense pressure.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSHe is now the bookies favourite to be the first Premier League manager sacked this season.Asked about being in danger of losing his job, he said: “I’m not thinking about being sacked, not at all. We all made the decision to stay together.Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag speaks after his side’s 3-0 Premier League loss at home to Tottenham “Ownership, staff, players, myself. We made the decision from a clear review of what we have to do.”We knew it would take some time. We are on the same page together.”But the under-fire boss may not survive if there are more performances on yesterday’s level as Neville ranted: “The first half was as bad as it gets. This is a shocking day, a sobering day. “This is a really bad day for Ten Hag. Today has shocked me about how low they have gone.”Rio Ferdinand added: “An absolute p*** poor performance, I’ve got to be honest.”Powder-puff, embarrassing, no real idea it seemed, no real fight.READ MORE SUN STORIES”Second half a little bit of a fight here and there but a distinct lack of quality.”And Ashley Young said: “Man Utd didn’t give anything. There was no effort. There was no work rate.”MARK HALSEY: Questions must be asked after Bruno Fernandes was sent off for Man Utd against TottenhamIN real time Bruno Fernandes’ first-half challenge on James Maddison looked a poor one.And based on an immediate viewing, it seemed ref Chris Kavanagh’s decision to show a red card was the correct one.But replays clearly showed he slipped and his foot did not make contact as high on Maddison’s leg as it first seemed.In these circumstances a ref has to consider whether a challenge was reckless, which would be worthy of a caution, or if it has endangered a player’s safety with excessive force and brutality — a red-card offence.Looking back at the footage, you would have to say it was reckless rather than a case of serious foul play.There should be no criticism of Kavanagh as he only gets one view of it.But the question to ask is why VAR Peter Bankes did not get involved, as he sees what we see.If VAR had recommended a review I’m sure Kavanagh would have changed his mind. More

MANCHESTER UNITED’S horror display against Tottenham has been torn apart by pundits including three Manchester United legends.Erik ten Hag is now favourite to become the first Premier League manager sacked this season following a dismal 3-0 loss at Old Trafford.Manchester United were humbled by Tottenham at Old Trafford on SundayCredit: ReutersErik ten Hag is under huge pressure after a dismal start to the seasonCredit: GettyGary Neville did not mince his words when assessing the performanceAshley Young also heavily criticised his former clubSeven points from their opening six league matches equals unwanted records set by David Moyes and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the Red Devils’ joint-worst start to a season since 1989.And while Ten Hag has insisted he has given no thought to being axed, the likes of Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Young and Jamie Redknapp were quick to slate the performance.Ten Hag said: “I’m not thinking about being sacked, not at all. We all made the decision to stay together.”Ownership, staff, players, myself. We made the decision from a clear review of what we have to do.READ MORE ON MAN UTD”We knew it would take some time. We are on the same page together.”But Neville took no prisoners in his analysis of the match as he labelled Man Utd “shocking” and a “disgrace”.Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “The first half was as bad as it gets.”This is a shocking day, a sobering day. This is a really bad day for Ten Hag.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSRio Ferdinand was another to slam the displayCredit: GettyJamie Redknapp insisted Ten Hag is going backwardsMARK HALSEY: Questions must be asked after Bruno Fernandes was sent off for Man Utd against TottenhamIN real time Bruno Fernandes’ first-half challenge on James Maddison looked a poor one.And based on an immediate viewing, it seemed ref Chris Kavanagh’s decision to show a red card was the correct one.But replays clearly showed he slipped and his foot did not make contact as high on Maddison’s leg as it first seemed.In these circumstances a ref has to consider whether a challenge was reckless, which would be worthy of a caution, or if it has endangered a player’s safety with excessive force and brutality — a red-card offence.Looking back at the footage, you would have to say it was reckless rather than a case of serious foul play.There should be no criticism of Kavanagh as he only gets one view of it.But the question to ask is why VAR Peter Bankes did not get involved, as he sees what we see.If VAR had recommended a review I’m sure Kavanagh would have changed his mind.”Today has shocked me about how low they have gone.”Earlier in the afternoon before Fernandes’ dismissal, he said: “That sums up Manchester United in the first half. They have been an absolute disgrace.Manchester United vs Tottenham Player Ratings”It’s one of the worst performances I have seen under Ten Hag. And that is saying something. It is really bad.”Meanwhile, former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder Redknapp admitted having some sympathy for Ten Hag following the “embarrassing” display.He said: “It gets to a point where you almost feel sorry for the manager as well. He looks completely out of his depth, he looks like he’s struggling to motivate his team.”Man Utd and Ten Hag are going backwards. You can’t complain anymore, he’s got his back four in place, he’s got all the players at his disposal – there’s no excuses.”They are rock bottom right now. I just don’t see where they can go from here. They’re as bad as I’ve seen a United side.”It’s embarrassing. A club of this stature shouldn’t be producing performances like that.”While fellow ex-Man Utd title winner Ashley Young added: “Man Utd didn’t give anything. There was no effort. There was no work rate.”Five-time Premier League winner Rio Ferdinand took to his YouTube channel moments after full-time to rage about the display.He said: “An absolute p*** poor performance, I’ve got to be honest.READ MORE SUN STORIES”Powder-puff, embarrassing, no real idea it seemed, no real fight.”Second half a little bit of a fight here and there but a distinct lack of quality.”Man Utd ratings vs TottenhamMANCHESTER UNITED suffered a 3-0 thrashing against Tottenham at Old Trafford.Captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off in the first half for fouling James Maddison, forcing Erik Ten Hag’s side to play with 10 men against Ange Postecoglou’s team.After back-to-back draws against Crystal Palace and FC Twente fans hoped United would redeem themselves against Spurs.However, the match at Old Trafford quickly turned sour. Brennan Johnson scored early and things worsened when Fernandes was sent off allowing Spurs to extend their lead to 3-0.And here is how SunSports Charlie Wyett rated the Manchester United stars.Andre Onana – 5Stood his ground to deliver a good save from Timo Werner who was clean through – no chance for either goal.Noussair Mazraoui – 5First in the refs’ book for chopping down Destiny Udogie. Could also have blocked Micky van de Ven for the goal. Just watched Solanke make it 3-0.Matthijs de Ligt – 4Shocking first half. Failed to cut out the cross from Micky van de Ven which led to the first goal.Lisandro Martinez – 5Switched off for the Spurs goal and was drawn to the ball and Johnson was left unmarked.Diogo Dalot – 5Gave the ball away in dangerous areas and struggled against Johnson.Manuel Ugarte – 5Suffered a stinker and was lucky to last until the 73rd minute.Kobbie Mainoo – 5Not one of his better performances and was taken off just before half-time following Fernandes’ sending-off.Marcus Rashford – 5Over-ran the ball for Tottenham’s first. Way off the pace.Bruno Fernandes – 4Arguably the worst captain in United’s history. Deserved red card for his challenge on James Maddison.Alejandro Garnacho – 6Had United’s only chance in the first half but hit the outside of the post. Improved in the second half.Joshua Zirkzee – 5Looked completely lost up front – threatening to be another poor Erik ten Hag signing. Replaced at half-time.Subs:Mount (for Mainoo 45)  5, Casemiro (for Zirkzee 46) 7, Hojlund (for Rashford 73) 5, Eriksen (for Ugarte 73) 5. More

MANCHESTER UNITED were booed off the Old Trafford pitch after an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Tottenham.Erik ten Hag’s men were humbled by Spurs on Sunday as goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke handed the visitors a comfortable victory.Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure after a dismal start to the seasonCredit: GettyTen Hag has equalled David Moyes’ unwanted recordCredit: Getty – ContributorTo make matters worse, captain Bruno Fernandes will now miss games against Aston Villa, Brentford and West Ham after being shown a straight red card for a challenge on James Maddison.And midfielder Kobbie Mainoo also suffered a blow as he went off injured in the first half.Yet it is the stats from their start to the season as a whole which really show just how dire things are for Ten Hag and Man Utd.Three losses, one draw and just two wins equals the torrid start David Moyes experienced at the beginning of the 2013/14 campaign.READ MORE ON MAN UTDThe tally of seven points mirrors their struggles 11 years ago – while they picked up the same amount after six games in the 2020/21 season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.And it means they have matched their worst ever Premier League start – a record that stretches back to their 1989/90 campaign under Sir Alex Ferguson.They sit 13th in the table, one place lower than they were under Moyes at the same point.Another damning stat is Man Utd have now lost more Premier League matches by three or more goals since Ferguson left – 23 in 424 matches – than they did in 1,035 league games under the iconic Red Devils boss.Most read in FootballMARK HALSEY: Questions must be asked after Bruno Fernandes was sent off for Man Utd against TottenhamIN real time Bruno Fernandes’ first-half challenge on James Maddison looked a poor one.And based on an immediate viewing, it seemed ref Chris Kavanagh’s decision to show a red card was the correct one.But replays clearly showed he slipped and his foot did not make contact as high on Maddison’s leg as it first seemed.In these circumstances a ref has to consider whether a challenge was reckless, which would be worthy of a caution, or if it has endangered a player’s safety with excessive force and brutality — a red-card offence.Looking back at the footage, you would have to say it was reckless rather than a case of serious foul play.There should be no criticism of Kavanagh as he only gets one view of it.But the question to ask is why VAR Peter Bankes did not get involved, as he sees what we see.If VAR had recommended a review I’m sure Kavanagh would have changed his mind.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSLiverpool and Tottenham have both scored more goals at Old Trafford in the Premier League this season than Man Utd – three compared to just one.Kulusevski created nine chances in the match, the most by an opposition player in a Premier League game at Old Trafford since records began 21 years ago. Ten Hag gives clear reason why he won’t bench Man Utd star despite fan moansAnd Man Utd did not manage a single touch in Tottenham’s box in the first 60 minutes of the game.Ten Hag is now the favourite to become the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season.Next up for Man Utd is a trip to Porto in the Europa League on Thursday, before they go away to Aston Villa in their final match before the October international break.Man Utd ratings vs TottenhamMANCHESTER UNITED suffered a 3-0 thrashing against Tottenham at Old Trafford.Captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off in the first half for fouling James Maddison, forcing Erik Ten Hag’s side to play with 10 men against Ange Postecoglou’s team.After back-to-back draws against Crystal Palace and FC Twente fans hoped United would redeem themselves against Spurs.However, the match at Old Trafford quickly turned sour. Brennan Johnson scored early and things worsened when Fernandes was sent off allowing Spurs to extend their lead to 3-0.And here is how SunSports Charlie Wyett rated the Manchester United stars.Andre Onana – 5Stood his ground to deliver a good save from Timo Werner who was clean through – no chance for either goal.Noussair Mazraoui – 5First in the refs’ book for chopping down Destiny Udogie. Could also have blocked Micky van de Ven for the goal. Just watched Solanke make it 3-0.Matthijs de Ligt – 4Shocking first half. Failed to cut out the cross from Micky van de Ven which led to the first goal.Lisandro Martinez – 5Switched off for the Spurs goal and was drawn to the ball and Johnson was left unmarked.Diogo Dalot – 5Gave the ball away in dangerous areas and struggled against Johnson.Manuel Ugarte – 5Suffered a stinker and was lucky to last until the 73rd minute.Kobbie Mainoo – 5Not one of his better performances and was taken off just before half-time following Fernandes’ sending-off.Marcus Rashford – 5Over-ran the ball for Tottenham’s first. Way off the pace.Bruno Fernandes – 4Arguably the worst captain in United’s history. Deserved red card for his challenge on James Maddison.Alejandro Garnacho – 6Had United’s only chance in the first half but hit the outside of the post. Improved in the second half.Joshua Zirkzee – 5Looked completely lost up front – threatening to be another poor Erik ten Hag signing. Replaced at half-time.Subs:Mount (for Mainoo 45)  5, Casemiro (for Zirkzee 46) 7, Hojlund (for Rashford 73) 5, Eriksen (for Ugarte 73) 5. More