‘A mess’ - Erik ten Hag given deadline to save his Manchester United job
30.10.2023 - 16:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Robbie Savage says Erik ten Hag should be allowed until at least Christmas to get his Manchester United tenure back on track following a worrying start to the season.
The former Reds academy product questioned several decisions made by Ten Hag over the summer, including his recruitment policy and the call to hand Bruno Fernandes the captaincy. He has branded the situation at Old Trafford as “a mess” and says part of the issue is down to not having a distinct style of play.
Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City means the club have won just half of their opening 10 Premier League games. Ten Hag finds his team already 11 points off top spot with a loss to Fulham in their next league match potentially seeing them slip out of the top half of the table.
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“I went on record in saying that Erik ten Hag had done one of the best jobs in the world to get Manchester United to the top four in the Premier League and two cup finals, but there’s no getting away from the fact that this season they have regressed,” Savage told Planet Sport Bet.
“The recruitment is very confusing. They let David De Gea go and brought in Andre Onana for a big fee, they needed a centre-half and brought in 35-year-old Jonny Evans. They got [Sergio] Reguillon from Spurs to cover at left back yet they play a right-footed centre-half [Victor Lindelof] in that position against City.
“Then you look at the likes of Mason Mount who was brought in for over £60million and isn’t in the starting 11, so you have to question the recruitment process and how decisions are being made.
“Add to that the fact that there have to be big
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