Man United face daunting European trips to Porto and Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce this month, while they also travel to Aston Villa and West Ham... so, can the under-fire Erik ten Hag make it out of October?

Erik 10 Hag's tenure astatine Manchester United deed a caller debased connected Sunday arsenic his broadside were thumped 3-0 by Tottenham. 

The conclusion has further ramped up nan unit connected nan Dutchman arsenic United's difficult commencement to nan play continued, pinch nan Red Devils having mislaid 3 of their opening six Premier League games, while they besides drew against FC Twente successful nan Europa League.

Reports person claimed the Dutchman will astatine slightest beryllium successful complaint for nan adjacent 2 games, and things aren't going to get overmuch easier for Ten Hag pinch a sadistic fixture database complete nan adjacent month. 

Alongside difficult distant European trips successful Portugal and Turkey, United look 3 crunch apical flight matches, while a Carabao Cup bout pinch Premier League guidance is besides coming up.

In ray of nan tricky schedule, Mail Sport has taken a look astatine United's adjacent opponents and examined nan task that Ten Hag and his broadside face.

October 3 - Porto (A) 

It's consecutive into nan cauldron of nan Estadio do Dragao for United this Thursday arsenic they return connected Porto successful what is 1 of nan toughest imaginable assignments successful nan Europa League.

The Portuguese broadside hit Arsenal successful nan first limb of their Champions League last-16 conflict past season, pinch nan Gunners only edging done nan necktie connected penalties. 

Despite a summertime of transition, Porto person begun nan play well, winning six of their 7 convention games, though they mislaid 3-2 to Bodo/Glimt successful their opening Europa League clash, which should springiness United assurance of getting backmost to winning ways.

Danger standing - 3.5/5 

October 6 - Aston Villa (A)

A perchance bruising travel to Portugal is followed by different aggravated distant conflict against Aston Villa astatine Villa Park connected Sunday.

United person a bully caller grounds against nan Villans, winning nan past 4 encounters, though Unai Emery famously won his first crippled successful complaint of Villa erstwhile they humbled nan Red Devils 3-1 successful November 2022.

He has since transformed them into a nine challenging United for nan apical 4 and though their defence has looked leaky recently, Emery's broadside are an highly reliable proposition for immoderate force correct now.

They spell into nan crippled connected nan backmost of a historical Champions League triumph complete European heavyweights Bayern Munich. 

Danger standing - 4/5 

October 19 - Brentford (H)

The world break should springiness Ten Hag clip to refresh, but he will soon beryllium correct backmost into it erstwhile Brentford - a squad that person caused nan Dutchman plentifulness of problems complete nan past 2 years - travel to town.

The Bees beryllium supra United connected extremity difference, and won't beryllium an easy force to travel up against, though Thomas Frank's broadside are battling respective wounded issues. 

If Ten Hag genuinely believes he is nan man to move astir nan Red Devils, thing little than a triumph against Brentford, contempt nan dangers they possess, will beryllium unacceptable.

Danger standing - 2.5/5 

October 24 - Fenerbahce (A)

On paper, a crippled against a squad who beryllium 2nd successful nan Turkish Super Lig would not beryllium viewed arsenic peculiarly taxing.

But propulsion successful an distant travel to 1 of nan astir dispute grounds successful world football, coupled pinch nan beingness of Jose Mourinho nary uncertainty hopeless to get 1 complete connected his erstwhile club, and nan communicative surrounding nan conflict becomes wholly different.

Former United stars Fred and Sofyan Amrabat will besides person a constituent to beryllium and arsenic proven by past season's chaotic travel to Galatasaray, immoderate distant brushwood successful a football-mad state for illustration Turkey is not an easy task astatine all.

Danger standing - 4/5 

October 27 - West Ham (A)

Manchester United's caller grounds distant astatine West Ham leaves a batch to beryllium desired, pinch nan Red Devils having not won astatine nan London Stadium since September 2021. 

The Hammers person struggled truthful acold this play aft a summertime of change, starring to nan unit increasing connected Julen Lopetegui, but you'd expect nan Spaniard to get his broadside together complete nan adjacent fewer weeks.

United's mediocre caller grounds successful eastbound London intends this won't beryllium an easy duty for Ten Hag's side, though they will still beryllium favourites to move complete nan Hammers.

Danger standing - 2.5/5 

October 30 - Leicester (H)

Given Ten Hag's repeated reminders of his trophy successes successful England, nan Carabao Cup necktie against Leicester astatine nan extremity of nan period has generated accrued importance.

The Foxes will person different priorities and struggled past Walsall successful nan 3rd round, while United put retired a beardown line-up against Barnsley, thing that is suggestive of their ambitions successful this competition. 

The conflict will supply Ten Hag pinch nan opportunity to springiness minutes to fringe players successful request of gametime, and pinch nan Foxes' ongoing struggles, it seems apt that this will beryllium Ten Hag's easiest duty this month.

Danger standing - 2/5 

All successful all, it promises to beryllium a crunch period for Ten Hag and 1 that is apt to specify his early arsenic United boss.

Despite their show of religion successful nan summer, if results don't prime up, nan INEOS-led shot cognition astatine Old Trafford could find themselves forced into a awesome determination successful nan coming weeks.

But, if United do show signs of improvement, nan Dutchman's manus will beryllium strengthened and further belief will beryllium entrenched successful their semipermanent process of restoring nan nine to nan apical of English football. 

It won't beryllium easy though, and pinch a blockbuster conflict pinch Chelsea kicking disconnected proceedings successful November, Ten Hag faces nan biggest period of his tenure astatine Old Trafford.