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Man Utd set to stick to Ten Hag as pressure increases - sources

.Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 30, 2024, 06:41 AM ETManchester United group employers are actually minded to maintain religion with supervisor Erik ten Hag in the instant results of the humiliating 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, resources have informed ESPN, however there is a developing acceptance that the Dutchman is actually currently under intense tension ahead of critical activities versus FC Porto as well as Aston Villa this week.Heavy home finishes off to Liverpool as well as Spurs already this season have actually certainly not gone down well with United's hierarchy.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe club are actually prepped to honor their decision in the summer months to stick with 10 Hag in the meantime, but the sensation stays that there should be actually substantial enhancement when the staff skin Porto in the Europa Organization on Thursday as well as Vacation Home in the Premier Organization on Sunday. The video game at Property Park is United's last just before a two-week global break.Sources have informed ESPN that back-to-back 3-0 home game finishes off to Liverpool and Spurs have triggered concern.The way of both functionalities-- along with a lacklustre receiving the 2nd half of the 1-1 draw along with FC Twente last week-- is also considered alarming.United think they are actually well-prepared to produce a modification if end results and also efficiencies do not get. Advertising assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy-- a minimum of in the short term-- is considered a feasible alternative if an adjustment comes to be necessary.Van Nistelrooy possesses managing experience along with PSV Eindhoven and also would have the support of fellow associate, Rene Hake, that was actually scalp trainer at FC Utrecht and Go On Eagles in the Netherlands just before joining United.Erik ten Hag is under significant stress after Manchester United's loss to Tottenham on Sunday. Michael Regan/Getty ImagesClub supervisors consisting of co-owner Jim Ratcliffe and also INEOS supervisor of sporting activity Dave Brailsford talked to various managers in the summertime and also there is an idea that the recruitment method would certainly be drastically shortened after carrying out due persistance on a lot of possible managerial prospects in the end of final season.A resource has actually told ESPN that the club will definitely take into consideration the situation thoroughly over the coming times and are reluctant to get attracted right into a knee-jerk reaction observing the defeat to Spurs.United's profit of 7 factors from their initial 6 activities is their joint-worst ever begin to a Premier League campaign.They have actually also dropped back-to-back home suits in the organization without scoring for the first time since November 2021 in what were actually Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last 2 video games at Old Trafford before he was actually sacked.