Ten Hag Out Of Time At Manchester United, Says, Former Players

Former Manchester United players have suggested that Erik ten Hag’s time at the club has come to an end following Monday’s 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Premier League, indicating that he is unlikely to be granted another year in charge.

After suffering their 13th league defeat of the season, Manchester United found themselves in eighth place and at risk of missing out on European football next season. The team has conceded a total of 81 goals across all competitions, marking their poorest defensive performance since the 1976-77 season.

“Tonight felt like the final nail in the coffin,” ex-United midfielder Paul Scholes told Premier League Productions. “There was a lack of know-how from the team, a lack of effort which is the big disappointing thing.”

Scholes continued, “I’ve felt he might get another year and work for a club that has calmed down a little bit by the new owners but it just doesn’t feel like it now. It’s quite plain to see it feels like borrowed time.”

Former Manchester United player Michael Owen, who was with the club from 2009 to 2012, suggested that the board should part ways with Ten Hag before the conclusion of the season, especially with an upcoming FA Cup final against Manchester City on the horizon.

“He cannot, simply cannot, manage the team next season,” Owen said. “I just wonder, there’s just so much at stake, even if it’s only for four games, I wonder whether the board might just have to try to do something here and now and be quite radical about it.”

Manchester United have three league fixtures remaining, with upcoming home matches against league leaders Arsenal and sixth-placed Newcastle, followed by their final game of the season away at Brighton.

Ex-United defender Ashley Young said the club might fail to win any of their remaining games.

“It’s shambolic, everything about United’s defending was crazy,” he told Sky Sports. “If United put on displays like they have shown tonight, they will miss out.”