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Removed from anticipating him to be sacked, the Manchester United dressing room backs supervisor Erik ten Hag to show round a dismal begin to the season, in accordance with a bombshell new report.
The Each day Mail, via Sky Sports, claimed this morning that the United squad count on their supervisor to be dismissed.
However Telegraph Sport directly challenge that view, reporting that Ten Hag can rely on assist the place it issues most, with “senior gamers” believing that he can climate the storm and save his job.
The newspaper says that “whereas gamers are sad at their downturn in kind […] Ten Hag has backing throughout the group to show issues round.”
Both means, the writing appears to be on the wall for the Dutchman after his aspect slid to a limp 3-0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur on the weekend.
The despondent efficiency gave little proof of perception within the supervisor, with the gamers appearing like a band quickly to be with out its chief.
However Ten Hag might be praying that Telegraph Sport are on the cash, as he desperately wants his gamers to show their reported religion into onerous graft and objectives of their upcoming matches.
A defining facet of Ten Hag’s squad is the variety of gamers he has delivered to Outdated Trafford after managing elsewhere, with huge quantities of cash spent on the likes of Andre Onana, Antony and Matthijs de Ligt.
And if there’s ever a time for them to repay their supervisor’s loyalty it’s now, with a sacking anticipated in the course of the worldwide break ought to the subsequent two video games not produce one thing particular.
United journey to Porto on Thursday evening to attempt to get their Europa League marketing campaign again on observe after kicking it off with a 1-1 draw at home to FC Twente.
The Portuguese aspect additionally had a disappointing begin to the competitors, shedding 3-2 to Bodø/Glimt, however not like United rallied to a storming league victory the next weekend, beating FC Arouca 4-0.
Ten Hag then takes his aspect to Birmingham for a Premier League conflict with Aston Villa in what many consider could possibly be his closing sport in cost ought to the end result not go his means.
Telegraph Sport report that “United sources settle for that in slumps of kind not each participant might be pleased, though a run of wins can elevate the membership from thirteenth within the Premier League and alter the complexion of the season.”
Ought to there be no run of wins it’s certainly a matter of time earlier than Ten Hag is sacked, and United are linked with loads of potential replacements together with Gareth Southgate, Simone Inzaghi and Graham Potter.
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