Erik ten Hag is doing 'a brilliant job' as Man United manager, David Moyes insists - as he praises the Dutchman's 'resilience' with pressure increasing on his role

David Moyes has heaped praise connected Manchester United head Erik 10 Hag, contempt nan Dutchman's position coming nether aggravated scrutiny.

United are enduring their worst-ever commencement to a Premier League play arsenic they beryllium 14th, while Ten Hag besides guided them to their lowest decorativeness during nan erstwhile campaign. 

Pressure continues to summation connected Ten Hag to present results, pinch United drafting 0-0 pinch Aston Villa past clip retired connected nan backmost of throwing distant a two-goal lead astatine Porto successful nan Europa League.

United are holding a crunch gathering successful London connected Tuesday, pinch nan Dutchman's early precocious connected nan agenda. 

And while he has travel nether disapproval for his caller activity from various pundits and fans alike, erstwhile United head David Moyes has praised nan 54-year-old, picking retired 1 cardinal characteristic that has, apparently, served him well.

'I deliberation he's doing a superb job,' Moyes, who managed United concisely betwixt 2013 and 2014 connected nan backmost of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, told BBC Sport. 'I deliberation he's shown superb resilience successful nan business that he's successful and I deliberation he should beryllium credited for really good he's conducted himself.

'As acold arsenic I know, I don't spot him ducking immoderate questions aliases immoderate media interviews that you group [the media] put guardant to him,' he added.

'I deliberation you person to springiness him awesome in installments for that but it's a occupation that is going to pull immense pressure, group talking, truthful I person to opportunity that I deliberation he's doing a superb job.'

Moyes was Ferguson's successor but lasted conscionable 9 months earlier being relieved of his duties and replaced by Louis van Gaal.

He past went onto coach nan likes of Sunderland and Real Sociedad but has been astir synonymous pinch his clip arsenic West Ham boss, having led nan broadside successful 2 stints betwixt 2017 and 2024.

Though United are now nether different off-field activity successful nan shape of INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Moyes knows nan unit that comes pinch being successful complaint of United.

Reports connected Monday suggested that Thomas Tuchel is being lined up arsenic a replacement for Ten Hag should nan nine look to make a change. Ruud van Nistelrooy is nan favourite to switch his chap Dutchman connected an interim basis.

Prior to nan Villa game, Ratcliffe was asked if he still backed Ten Hag but refused to afloat backmost nan Dutchman. 'I don't want to reply that question,' he told BBC Sport.

'I for illustration Erik. I deliberation he's a very bully coach but astatine nan extremity of nan time it's not my call, it's nan guidance squad that's moving Manchester United that person to determine really we champion tally nan squad successful galore different respects.'