Manchester United make Erik ten Hag dismiss ‘decision’ ahead of Arsenal clash

May 7, 2024 Vaseline stjohnson 0

Erik ten Hag will take charge of Manchester United for Sunday’s game against Arsenal, despite growing pressure on his position at the club. The Dutchman had a terrible night on Monday after his team suffered a 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace, marking United’s 13th Premier League defeat of the season, a record for United in the modern era. .

Ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford has been in doubt for some time, and there is unrest among fans who have lost faith in the former Ajax manager’s ability to recapture the glory days. Former United striker Michael Owen argued after Monday’s humiliation at Palace that Ten Hag should be sacked immediately, insisting assistant manager Steve McClaren would do a better job.

But The Telegraph claimed the Red Devils have no plans to sack their manager before the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 25, ensuring Ten Hag is expected to remain in charge for Arsenal’s visit. this weekend. The above report adds that a “final decision” on his future will not be made until the end of the 2023/24 campaign, although several first-team players believe his fate is “effectively sealed”.

Speaking about Premier League productions after United’s 4-0 defeat, Owen said: “At some point you have to make a decision, they are going to be absolutely beaten by Manchester City (in the FA Cup final). They are going to be annihilated, in fact, Arsenal will destroy them at Old Trafford, Newcastle will probably beat them, and I wouldn’t even like them to go to Brighton. Maybe they won’t get anything out of the rest of the season playing like that.

“I wonder if the stakes are that high, even if it’s only for four games, I wonder if the board would have to try to do something here and now and be quite radical about it.

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“He cannot, he simply cannot, manage this team next season. He is not good enough. I have thought about it for a long time, and he is simply not good enough to manage Manchester United.”