Erik ten Hag's status as Manchester United manager is under threat after yet another shambolic defeat - but he has the power to turn things around
The Dutch manager's job is under threat after yet another shambolic defeat - but he has the power to turn things around at Old Trafford
A banner reading ‘Welcome to Hell’ and thousands of hostile supporters was the greeting Manchester United received when they landed in Istanbul to play Galatasaray in 1993. Thirty years later, they are back in the Inferno. And there are no visible escape signs., and a Casemiro red card. United supporters at Old Trafford also had to endure the sight of hundreds of Galatasaray fans infiltrating the home section as well as the Turkish club’s directors celebrating wildly.
Worst of all, United have no points from their first two Champions League matches and are bottom of their group after making their worst-ever start to a group stage. They are also enduring a shocking run of results in the Premier League, losing four of their opening seven games, including their last two home matches, against Brighton and Crystal Palace, respectively. For the first time,Ten Hag’s job might be safe for now, but he should be concerned.
The only consolation for Ten Hag is that the last manager to take fewer points than him at this stage of the season was Sir Alex Ferguson. The legendary Scot’s job was on the line after a 5-1 defeat at Manchester City in the 1989-90 season, and in December 1989 one fed-up fan held up a now infamous banner reading 'Three Years of Excuses And It's Still Cr*p – Tara Fergie'.United resisted the urge to sack Ferguson then and were handsomely rewarded for their patience and faith.
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