[Saba Sports News] Erik ten Hag has clearly lost control of Manchester United, but he still refuses to leave. The Dutch manager remains adamant he is the right man for the job and insists he will never resign after the 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
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Manchester United hosts Tottenham. After only three minutes, United’s defence made a mistake, and Tottenham’s Mickey van de Ven raced through to set up a goal for Brandon Johnson to make it 1-0. United were forced to play with 10 men in the 42nd minute when their captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off for a flagrantly foul.
United got off to another nightmare start in the second half when Dejan Kulusevski scored in the 47th minute to make it 2-0. At this point, the side of the Tenghar face serious. In the 77th minute, Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke scored again to make it 3-0. Even without Son Heung-min, Tottenham continued to perform well, finishing with a three-goal victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
After six rounds of the league, Manchester United has two wins, one draw and three losses, leaving them in 12th place in the Premier League with seven points. This summer window, United net spending of up to 103 million euros, the acquisition of a number of strong reinforcements, but the team’s performance has not improved, Tengha is to blame. He has never been able to solve the problem of striker weakness, even though the team’s strikers are worth 263 million euros.
The first six rounds, United only scored five goals, six rounds of seven points also equalled the team’s history of the worst Premier League record for the same period. According to statistics, Tenghar has been in charge of United in 82 Premier League games, losing 26 of them, a loss rate of 32%. That’s the highest percentage of defeats of any United manager who has managed more than 50 games in the last 47 years!
United fans went viral on social media calling for Tenghar’s immediate dismissal. However, the Dutchman has shrugged off this, insisting he is backed by the team’s hierarchy.