Revealed: Erik ten Hag faces pivotal week to potentially save his job as Man United chiefs back him despite dismal 3-0 loss to Tottenham

Manchester United are opinionated by Erik 10 Hag but nan Dutchman faces a perchance pivotal week successful nan conflict to prevention his job.

Ten Hag is nether immense unit again pursuing Sunday’s 3-0 conclusion to Tottenham astatine Old Trafford near United successful nan bottommost half of nan Premier League array pinch a minus extremity difference.

Sources opportunity nan nine are remaining calm successful nan look of nan latest large wind to engulf Ten Hag and are uncomfortable pinch immoderate proposal that he has 2 games to debar nan sack.

But location is an acceptance that results must amended and United will want to spot a guidance from Ten Hag’s squad successful Thursday’s Europa League necktie distant to FC Porto and Sunday’s travel to Aston Villa.

It is followed by a two-week world break which would springiness United’s number proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe a clear opportunity to make a alteration if he decides that Ten Hag’s clip is up.

United person mislaid half of their six Premier League games this play including back-to-back 3-0 defeats astatine location to Spurs and Liverpool.

It’s only a period since caller main executive Omar Berrada gave Ten Hag his nationalist backing, and sources insist that everyone is still pulling successful nan aforesaid direction. But United will travel nether expanding unit to enactment if nan Dutchman cannot extremity nan rot.

Berrada and nan different members of nan activity squad – Sir Dave Brailsford, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox – sat stony-faced successful nan directors’ container astatine Old Trafford arsenic goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke inflicted nan latest rustle connected Ten Hag.

Afterwards nan head insisted that he does not fearfulness nan sack and is aligned pinch nan club. ‘No, I'm not reasoning astir this,’ he said. ‘We each made this determination to enactment together, arsenic an ownership, arsenic a activity group successful nan summer.

'Also we made nan determination from a clear reappraisal what we person to amended arsenic an organisation, but we knew it will return immoderate time.

'We are each connected 1 page, aliases successful 1 boat, together – nan ownership, nan activity group, nan unit and nan players arsenic well. I don't person that concern. Of course, location is ever a caller game, it will beryllium a caller day. We will bounce back.'

The pundits decoding nan latest debacle were not truthful sure. 

'Probably 1 of nan worst halves I've seen nether Ten Hag and that's saying something,' said Gary Neville. '[Ten Hag] can't judge what he's watching. I can't judge what I'm watching, it's awful. It really is bad.

'I fishy location were amended Sunday convention teams this greeting that what we've seen from United this first half. Pub football.'

Meanwhile, Alan Shearer told The Rest Is Football: 'Spurs were by miles nan amended team. They were up for it much than Man United were. They started really well, were nan amended team, and I thought Man United were shambolic, awful, and fortunate to get distant pinch three.

'What are they? Can anyone show me: what are Man United? What is their system, what is their plan? Do they sit? Do they attack? Do they press? I haven't sewage a hint what they are. They're a mess.'

After Micah Richards claimed United were 'inconsistent,' Shearer deed back: 'Inconsistent? They're 12th successful nan league. That intends they're not inconsistent - that intends they're b****y awful.'

United's grounds of 2 wins, a draw, and 3 defeats is identical to really they started nether David Moyes successful nan 2013-14 play - and fans cognize really that 1 turned out.