Tag: Hag

6 October 2024 Off

Erik ten Hag: Has Manchester United manager done enough to avoid the sack?

By Total Football News

Manchester United and Ten Hag may be happy with a draw at Villa Park, a tough assignment as Bayern Munich discovered when they were beaten here in the Champions League on Wednesday, but it cannot disguise the manager and the team’s continued struggles.

United’s failure to win means they have their worst points tally after seven games of the Premier League era.

It is their worst start since 1989-90, when

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6 October 2024 Off

Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd: Erik ten Hag believes he still has backing of club

By Total Football News

Eight points from their opening seven games is United’s worst return since the 1989-90 campaign when Sir Alex Ferguson – who was also present at Villa Park – came under huge pressure before eventually winning the FA Cup.

Only once, in 1972-73, have United scored fewer than five goals in their first seven matches. They have failed to score in their last three matches and no United player has scored

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4 October 2024 Off

Erik ten Hag: Decision over Manchester United manager ‘not my call’, says Sir Jim Ratcliffe

By Total Football News

Ten Hag has won two trophies in two years at Old Trafford, but an impressive 2-1 victory against Manchester City in May’s FA Cup final proved vital to the Dutchman keeping his job.

Ten Hag ended the club’s six-year wait for silverware with victory against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final in his first season at the club, also achieving a third-place finish in the Premier League.

But his second

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30 September 2024 Off

Manchester United to stick with Erik ten Hag for Porto and Aston Villa matches

By Total Football News

When Ratcliffe purchased a stake in United last December, he assumed control of football operations.

The 71-year-old made clear after becoming minority owner that the club’s problems extended far beyond Ten Hag – or indeed any manager that had come before him since 2013.

“In the last 11 years, Manchester United have had a lot of coaches and nobody has been very successful in that environment,” Ratcliffe told BBC Sport

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29 September 2024 Off

Can Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag survive home humiliation by Spurs?

By Total Football News

Ten Hag claimed the red card shown to captain Bruno Fernandes three minutes before half-time “changed the game”. It did not. United’s manager is deluding only himself if he believes this. It made United’s task even harder, but Spurs were threatening to run riot even before Fernandes’ dismissal.

If it was decided to stage a world straw-clutching championship, Ten Hag would have a good chance of winning with that one.

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26 September 2024 Off

Erik ten Hag in or out? Manchester United fans have their say

By Total Football News

Alex Turk – Stretford Paddock

It’s Erik ten Hag’s third season at Manchester United and social media remains littered with cries of #TenHagOut.

One win in nine European games is a calamity. Just three victories this season – against Fulham, Southampton and Barnsley – isn’t much better.

So, it’s understandable that discontent is growing among the fanbase.

United’s new ownership have offered reasons to be optimistic about the club’s future

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24 September 2024 Off

Marcus Rashford: Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says he has to be ‘trusted’ over reasons for dropping forward

By Total Football News

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he has to be “trusted” over his reasons for dropping Marcus Rashford to the bench for Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.

Prior to the match Ten Hag said the England forward was returning to his best form after taking control of his career, scoring three times in two games.

But the Dutchman then unexpectedly left Rashford out in favour of Alejandro Garnacho

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20 September 2024 Off

Marcus Rashford: Manchester United forward back on form after ‘taking control’ says Erik ten Hag

By Total Football News

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is returning to his best form after taking control of his career, manager Erik ten Hag says.

After hitting a personal best 30 goals in his first season under Ten Hag, Rashford’s form collapsed last term.

The 26-year-old scored just eight times and lost his place in Gareth Southgate’s European Championship squad.

In addition, Rashford was dropped for the FA Cup fourth-round tie at Newport

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