- Red Devils struggling for consistency
- Questions being asked of manager
- Has the support of his board for now
GettyMan Utd boss Erik ten Hag given stay of execution for crucial Porto & Aston Villa clashes amid sack calls - but beleaguered Dutchman finds himself under 'intense scrutiny' after Tottenham humiliation

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✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

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✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Pressure on the beleaguered former Ajax manager is building again following an inconsistent start to the 2024-25 campaign. United have failed to score in three of their last four Premier League games – with a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Tottenham, which saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent off, leaving them 12th in the table.
Getty Images SportWHAT TEN HAG SAID
Ten Hag – who has delivered Carabao Cup and FA Cup triumphs across his two years at Old Trafford – said on the back of the Spurs debacle when asked if he feared getting the chop: “No, I am not thinking about this. We all made this decision to stay together, as an ownership, as a leadership group in the summer. 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.
“But we knew it will take some time because of how the [summer transfer] window went, some players late in like [Manuel] Ugarte. Also we have to make some improvement in organisation, we still have some injuries, we need some time. 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.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
While Ten Hag considers everybody to be “on one page”, sporting director Dan Ashworth, chief executive Omar Berrada, technical director Jason Wilcox and club board director Sir Dave Brailsford were all in the stands to watch the dire display against Tottenham.
AFPDID YOU KNOW?
The Telegraph reports that they remain supportive of Ten Hag for now, with no change in the dugout to be made ahead of crucial Europa League and Premier League fixtures against Porto and Aston Villa this week. Those games will carry United into the next international break. However, he is under "intense scrutiny".
WHAT NEXT FOR MAN UTD?
Ten Hag faces no immediate threat to his future, but a positive response to recent poor performances is being demanded. Questions of his future will continue for as long as United fail to bring the best out of an expensively-assembled squad.
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