Manchester United bosses again Erik ten Hag regardless of ‘unacceptable’ defeat to Tottenham | Soccer Information

Erik ten Hag retains the backing of Manchester United’s soccer management construction with no speedy plans for a change of supervisor.

Sky Sports activities Information understands whereas there may be consensus that the non-performance within the 3-0 drubbing towards Tottenham was unacceptable, the hierarchy’s focus in the intervening time stays on offering help to the Dutchman, his backroom employees, and the gamers to show their fortunes round.

Ten Hag is ready to stay in situ for the robust exams towards Porto and Aston Villa, stay on Sky Sports activities subsequent Sunday, forward of the worldwide break as strain intensifies on his job, amid over £600m being spent on recruitment since his appointment.

The hammering by the hands of Tottenham on Sunday was a successive 3-0 dwelling league defeat, after Liverpool additionally comprehensively outplayed United.

Forward of the capitulation towards Spurs, there was inner perception that the staff was exhibiting indicators of enchancment with each their attacking and defensive metrics enhancing, with an absence of medical edge the most important concern.

Nonetheless, acquainted dangerous habits – like not placing strain towards the ball and being really easy to play towards – preserve resurfacing, which will increase the scrutiny on Ten Hag.

Sunday’s defeat showcased the failings that leaves United twelfth within the desk, already six factors off the Champions League locations with as many video games performed.

They’ve failed to attain in three of their previous 4 league encounters and solely Nineteenth-placed Southampton have struggled to search out the online greater than Ten Hag’s aspect this season.

It builds as much as one other vital week within the supervisor’s tenure. His European report accountable for United is poor, with a sole win previously 9 continental fixtures, rendering the journey to Porto daunting.

Unai Emery’s in-form Villa, on a four-match unbeaten league run, may also be taxing problem for a aspect low on confidence.

Ten Hag has rescued his job and escaped the axe on a couple of event, most importantly in the summertime after profitable the FA Cup – his second trophy on the membership.

United held a evaluation, which included having discussions with Thomas Tuchel, Roberto De Zerbi, Mauricio Pochettino, Kieran McKenna and Thomas Frank about the potential of changing into their new supervisor.

After a two-and-a-half week course of, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford opted to stay with Ten Hag and triggered the choice is his contract, extending his deal by an extra 12 months.

The truth that United brazenly spoke to different candidates gave rise to the assumption that the membership didn’t have whole conviction in Ten Hag, which was a recipe to ask strain on his place by tough spells on this marketing campaign.

Nonetheless, forward of the house defeat to Liverpool at first of the month, United’s management staff harassed he was the correct man for the job, regardless of sporting director Dan Ashworth and CEO Omar Berrada not being concerned within the choice to retain the supervisor after a season evaluation.

On Sunday, Ten Hag insisted he was not involved about his future. “No, I am not thinking about this,” he stated.

“All of us made this choice to remain collectively, as an possession, as a management group in the summertime.

“Also we made the decision from a clear review what we have to improve as an organisation and how we want to construct a squad.

“However we knew it is going to take a while due to how the window went, some gamers late in like [Manuel] Ugarte. Additionally we have now to make some enchancment in organisation, we nonetheless have some accidents, we want a while.

“We are all on one page or in one boat together – the ownership, the leadership group, the staff and the players as well. I don’t have that concern.”