Manchester United’s beleaguered supervisor Erik ten Hag is coming underneath much more stress after his lacklustre aspect was knocked out of the League Cup by Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Wednesday with the media headlines highlighting their plight.
“Ten Hag’s total humiliation, United manager facing serious questions after cup horror show” was The Daily Telegraph’s headline. The Star chimed in with: “Hag ‘N Daze, Erik’s sorry troops are given another big lickin’”
Three days after United’s dispiriting 3-0 house defeat by Manchester City, the distress continued for Ten Hag’s embattled aspect once they it was humbled by the identical scoreline within the League Cup fourth spherical and booed off the pitch on the last whistle.
Newcastle’s Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall and Joe Willock scored for Eddie Howe’s visiting Magpies to “turn the heat on Ten Hag’s shambolic Reds,” wrote the Daily Express.
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The Daily Mail headline learn: “Writing’s On The Wall, Ten Hag fights for his future as abysmal United crash out of Cup.”
England’s most storied group have stumbled to one of many worst begins of their historical past, shedding 5 of its first 10 house video games in all competitions for the primary time since 1930-31.
Wednesday marked the primary time they misplaced successive video games at Old Trafford by three objectives or extra since October 1962.
Its elimination was significantly humbling for the reason that League Cup is the one trophy Ten Hag has hoisted in his United tenure once they beat Newcastle 2-0 in final season’s Wembley last.
However, the 53-year-old Dutchman has vowed to combat on.
“I understand when the results are not there it is logical they are questioning that,” he advised reporters on Wednesday. “But I am confident I can do it. At this moment we are in a bad place and I take responsibility for it.
“But I am a fighter. I see it as a challenge.”
Ten Hag left Ajax Amsterdam to hitch United in April 2022, signing a three-year take care of the choice of an additional yr. How lengthy he stays within the job will rely upon his means to rapidly flip United’s fortunes round beginning at Fulham on Saturday.
