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After an incredibly rocky start to the season, Erik ten Hag is once more under a lot of scrutiny.
This weekend saw United lose 3-0 to Spurs, knocking them down the league table to twelfth.
United went behind in a matter of minutes, with Spurs scoring just three minutes into the game. This got worse when United’s captain, Bruno Fernandes was shown a red card just before half time.
Ultimately, The Red Devils just didn’t show up. They record a poor expected goals stat of just 1.05, with there being more opportunities after they went down to ten men.
The recent poor start to the season seems to be a continuation from last year’s dire performances, however last year United had a plague of injuries effecting their team selections.
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Now, ten Hag doesn’t have the same problem, but is calling for patience and time for his new signings to settle into the team.
Reporting for The Athletic, Laurie Whitwell has explained: “Privately, those in charge are echoing ten Hag’s sentiments — that altering the infrastructure and working practices at the club was the main priority when INEOS arrived and patience is required to allow that to bed in and see results.”
He continues: “Berrada and Ashworth only went public unequivocally backing ten Hag at the start of this month, so changing course now would be a volte-face and out of keeping for executives who like to be driven by a methodical process.”
Whitwell also added: “the pressure is sure to build on the decision-makers, however, should Porto and Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa provide more of the same, especially as another international break is looming.”
Ultimately, even though the United bosses are sticking by ten Hag currently, big changes in results need to start coming soon in order end the scrutiny around the Dutchman.
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