September 18th 2023.
Robbie Savage fears that Erik ten Hag could be sacked by Christmas after Manchester United have lost three of their opening five games of the season. Many were expecting the Red Devils to improve in the second season of Ten Hag's tenure, but this has not been the case as the team has not been able to translate their summer of high spending into performance on the pitch.
The former United youth player has expressed his discontent with the results, saying, “It’s been of their worst ever starts to a Premier League campaign. The way the team are playing is really really poor and some of the substitutions like [Rasmus] Højlund being taken off at the weekend are very strange too.”
Savage is also pessimistic about United’s chances against Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League, “I don’t see them getting anything against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and realistically after only five games, they are already out of the title race.”
Many still have faith that Ten Hag is the right man to turn the club around, but Savage fears that if results don’t improve, he won’t have the chance. He said, “Ten Hag should be given till at least Christmas because the new players need time to buy into his philosophy and way of playing, but if things don’t get better come that time, I think it might be time for a change.”
Following the Bayern clash, Ten Hag will be aiming to get things back on track in the league with games against Burnley, Crystal Palace and Brentford. It is crucial that the manager turns the team's fortunes around to ensure his stay at the club beyond Christmas.
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