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

.Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 30, 2024, 06:41 AM ETManchester United club employers are minded to maintain faith along with supervisor Erik ten Hag in the urgent aftermath of the humiliating 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, sources have actually told ESPN, but there is actually a growing recognition that the Dutchman is now under extreme tension before vital games versus FC Porto and also Aston Villa this week.Heavy home finishes off to Liverpool and Spurs presently this season have not dropped effectively with United's hierarchy.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe club are prepared to honour their selection in the summer season to stick with 10 Hag for now, yet the sensation continues to be that there need to be actually significant enhancement when the team face Porto in the Europa Game on Thursday as well as Manor in the Premier Game on Sunday. The activity at Manor Playground is actually United's final before a two-week global break.Sources have actually informed ESPN that next 3-0 home league defeats to Liverpool as well as Spurs have caused concern.The fashion of both functionalities-- in addition to a lacklustre receiving the 2nd one-half of the 1-1 draw along with FC Twente last week-- is also thought about alarming.United think they are actually delicious to help make an adjustment if results and performances carry out not pick up. Ensuring assistant Ruud truck Nistelrooy-- a minimum of in the short term-- is actually thought about a practical option if an improvement comes to be necessary.Van Nistelrooy has managerial expertise along with PSV Eindhoven and also would certainly possess the help of fellow aide, Rene Hake, that was head trainer at FC Utrecht and also Proceed Eagles in the Netherlands prior to participating in United.Erik ten Hag is actually under significant stress after Manchester United's loss to Tottenham on Sunday. Michael Regan/Getty ImagesClub bosses including co-owner Mam Jim Ratcliffe as well as INEOS director of sporting activity Mam Dave Brailsford talked to various supervisors in the summer months and there is a view that the recruitment process would certainly be significantly reduced after doing due persistance on a variety of possible supervisory candidates at the end of last season.A source has actually informed ESPN that the club will take into consideration the condition meticulously over the coming days and hesitate to receive drawn in to a knee-jerk reaction following the loss to Spurs.United's gain of 7 points from their 1st 6 video games is their joint-worst ever before start to a Premier Game campaign.They have additionally lost back-to-back home matches in the league without racking up for the very first time considering that Nov 2021 in what were actually Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's ultimate 2 activities at Old Trafford before he was actually sacked.