Erik Ten Hag is under pressure at Manchester United.
Even though the Dutchman signed a new contract in the summer following a surprise FA Cup final win over Manchester City, the Red Devils were adamant they expected results, and performances, to improve.
And so far, the 54-year-old has fallen short of those expectations.
Erik Ten Hag under increasing pressure at Man United
Winning just two of their first six Premier League games, United’s domestic results have included a disappointing 2-1 loss to Brighton and a 3-0 thumping at home to bitter-rivals Liverpool.
And it hasn’t just been domestically the Red Devils have struggled. Despite playing in Europe’s second tier, United have started the competition in underwhelming fashion.
According to a recent report from TBR Football, United’s 1-1 draw at home to FC Twente last Wednesday night did nothing to ease the pressure on Ten Hag with the 20-time league winners considering their options.
And Sunday’s brutal 3-0 home defeat against Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs has turned the heat up even higher.
Controversial figure among favourites
The former Ajax boss is on thin ice, and the club’s decision-makers, should they agree to part ways with their manager, are set to view Gareth Southgate as the ‘leading candidate’ for the role.
The 54-year-old, who left his role as England manager following the Three Lions’ Euros final defeat to Spain, is highly regarded by Sir David Brailsford; Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s right-hand man, and sporting Dan Ashworth.
The trio will be the ones tasked with deciding Ten Hag’s future and possible successor, so given their respect for Southgate, it wouldn’t be surprisingly to see the former Middlesborough defender handed football’s hardest job.
The potential decision to hand Southgate the keys to Old Trafford are certain to divide fans though. The ex-England boss has come under huge fire in recent years for his failure to guide the Three Lions to their first major trophy since 1966 despite reaching three out of the last four finals.
No. United should not go for Southgate. I don’t think he would improve the team.
Why not, he lead England to 2. Major finals and can’t be worst than Tengah, ZZ. Would have been the perfect fit, but I doubt whether he will work with grisly owners like the Glazers
Southgate couldn’t manage a piss up in a brewery
Too cautious to be United manager. Job would be made even harder as would be unpopular appointment for the fans and his brief club experience was disastrous. ETH remains right man for the job, he can be trusted to develop the numerous young players due to break through.
Manchester United must be carefully I don’t think Gareth Southgate is a perfect replacement for ETH this is not a National team remember, they must sign an experienced manager who has a clue in couching a football team not national team.
A million times, Southgate would be the worst ever manager for Man U. I don’t support ETHG either but btw the two devils,ETG is a better devil
Exactly,you’re a real fan of Man United,am Ugandan and Man United is team am die hard fan of Man United,GGMU
Well said gary couldn’t have put it any better
Fans do not want Southgate,he’s to boring safety first
Southgate, come on!! Better remain with 10HAG
why not give chance to Zzou
I wouldn’t want Southgate near Old Trafford; Ten Hag will eventually get sacked due to his ego and would want Zinedine Zidane to lead Manchester United to it’s glory days. GGMU!!!
ETH and Southgate disaster no no for me
His style of football is boring. Experience tells that no matter how many good players he has, he always wants them to be on the defensive rather than aggressive. He can’t lead MU back to their former glories.
Southgate will open gates for United to go south. A big NO!
And that gate leading to the South would surely become Southgate. A very big No.
NO NO NO. NOT Southgate he has won nothing look what he did with MIDDLESBOROUGH and England
Southgate is far too cautious for a team with attacking traditions
Southgate is not feel alright for the position i hope man united should hire solskjaer again or appointing zinedine zidane…
If United decided to appoint Southgate then I will stop watching football for the time and a times, simply Southgate is unfit to take average United anywhere else when he failed with England who are full of super stars. it just can’t make any sense to appoint Southgate come on United.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy will be better
By GOD’S GRACE Ruud is simply the most perfect man for the job. He knows what the club is all about,understands the club’s hierachy well and a really good phenomenon as a philosophist,a psycologist and an expert strategist .
Giving southgate to coach man untd i would rather stay with ten hagg, if u sack ten hagg just gove ruud van nistroy the job nothing elsen
I agree with you Vic. Van Nistleroy would b perfect
I agree with many of the above: Southgate would not be the man to lead MU back to greatness. Order of the day: Cautious, boring football.
Tuchel or better Inzaghi would be my choice.
God bless you
Southgate = cautious, defensive , boring
ETH = a mixed approach, looking for wingers to score, strikers don’t get the service, tactics are questionable, subs are also questionable!!
United need to get back to their own style – wingers putting in quality crosses, wingers good dribbling and fast pace forcing defenders into mistakes, more aggression in the midfield, high pressing by attackers. Do we have the right players to do this? I say no and Bruno is not consistent.
He’s still an average which mu are far above,sgate is sluggish, zz or nelstorouy is best.
I what has Southgate won he has had the best crop of players for some years now and could nit even cope with the pressure of making the right substitutes when required to plus left good players behind in tournaments uf he becomes manager then I will stop supporting untd until they get it right
Please Please Please!!!!
Not Southgate..nooo!!
South gate is a failure,,,😂😂😂 will relegate man united
Southgate would be a disaster for United. He is arrogant while not being good. Nistelroy or Ole. They know the club and the way United play.
Southgate as how ,give the job to ruud van Nistirooy as coach
GS has won nothing previously at clubs with little expectation. For England he has been lucky enough to have some talented players at his disposal, he should have won something, but lacks the winning edge. Being a manager of Man Utd is the toughest job in football.
I fail to see what qualifies him for the Man Utd job, other than being on friendly terms with some of the hierarchy.
Im excited, get him in.
Man Utd relegated in no time. Knowing united they put him on high wages, long term contract equaling huge payout to sack!, hence, long term headaches.
Man Utd relegated hopefully mean less feckin moaning, not guaranteed though.
No way man united should give managers job to Gareth Southgate that would not be good for the club and would cause outrage amongst fans
That is the most disgusting suggestion ever. He could not win anything with England, at least ETH has won the club a couple of cups. Relegation would be the best we would get with Southgate.
Southgate will open gates for United to go south. A big NO!
Southgate will the worst manager for united ever I don’t think united should even think of him
Southgate, is not fit to carry ETH’s jockstraps!
Southgate did a lousy job at Middlesbrough and continued this trend with England and upu wany him at OT. come on.
No no & NO to southgate.
Can this man bring back the glory moments @oldtraford? Sell the club to the arabians pls
Southgate, come on!! Better remain with 10HAG
why not give chance to Zzou
Bring back Ollie – the only post Fergie manager who understood Man U values and style. With proper support and backing he will rekindle former spirit and success.
I think that would be the worst mistake that would be made. The competition in premier league is more intense than for the national teams.
If that’s the case I would rather have ETH stay than bring Southgate.
Among all the available coaches, I believe and think Tuchel is better than both
We suck at hiring managers, replacing one average manager with another one. If you want a manager that plays attacking football then just go for one and not cos you like them. OLE, Zidane, tuchel, Southgate, RDV, ETH are all average managers who do not even play attacking football, rud Van almost relegated his last team. Even though people don’t like him, I still think pochetino nor Nigelsman is the best choice for this club
No pls to GS. Better be patient with ETH than tow that stormy direction
No matter what we all say it seems that it will be of no importance and the powers that be donas they please. Only thing left to do is Boycott the matches until we see a top notch coach and players playing like true MU players should.
You must be joking
We made a mistake by letting Ralf Rangnick go. Look what he did with Austria. That man understands football well, and we need to bring him back.
Never Southgate
England was blessed by a soft draw in the last Euros and routinely squandered the available talent
Not another English manager. Southgate not the right person. Zizou is better
Tuchel, zizo and the inter Milan coach are the only perfect coaches for united otherwise ETH and Southgate its like you sell your cow and buy a donkey 🫏
Please I dnt know who is even bringing the idea of Southgate, the board should sack Ten Hag immediately and sign either, Tuchel, inzaghi or Van nistelrooy… Glory, Glory Manchester United
Please and please bring back Ole Gunner because he’s a lovely coach who loves players equally even if a coach doesn’t know how to coach properly,atleast let that coach stay peacefully with players unlike Erik Ten Hag who’s always heart attack for players most especially Jadon Sancho and Antony Dos Santos,by the Ugandan who’s a die hard fan of Manchester United you can even text me in facebook,my facebook user name is Fedz Ug
Southgate would guarantee relegation. It would be a ludicrous appointment.
Man united already have ten hags replacement at the club and no-one has realised including ten hag
He was brought in by ineos as assistant to ten hag.
One Ruud Van Nistelrooy, why woud ineos bring him in as assistant unless they had plans for him