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Man Utd set to stick to Ten Hag as pressure develops - sources

.Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 30, 2024, 06:41 AM ETManchester United group bosses are actually minded to keep faith along with manager Erik ten Hag in the immediate consequences of the embarrassing 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, sources have told ESPN, however there is an increasing acceptance that the Dutchman is now under severe stress in front of vital games against FC Porto and Aston Suite this week.Heavy home defeats to Liverpool and Spurs currently this time have actually certainly not decreased effectively with United's hierarchy.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe club are actually readied to honor their decision in the summer months to stick to 10 Hag for now, however the sensation continues to be that there should be considerable renovation when the crew face Porto in the Europa Organization on Thursday and Vacation Home in the Premier Organization on Sunday. The game at Manor Park is actually United's final before a two-week worldwide break.Sources have told ESPN that back-to-back 3-0 home game finishes off to Liverpool and Spurs have led to concern.The manner of both performances-- along with a lacklustre receiving the 2nd fifty percent of the 1-1 draw along with FC Twente recently-- is actually additionally taken into consideration alarming.United believe they are actually well-prepared to help make an improvement if end results as well as efficiencies carry out not get. Promoting assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy-- at the very least in the temporary-- is looked at a sensible choice if an improvement becomes necessary.Van Nistelrooy has supervisory expertise along with PSV Eindhoven and would possess the assistance of fellow associate, Rene Hake, that was scalp coach at FC Utrecht as well as Go Ahead Eagles in the Netherlands prior to joining United.Erik 10 Hag is under significant stress after Manchester United's loss to Tottenham on Sunday. Michael Regan/Getty ImagesClub employers featuring co-owner Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS supervisor of sporting activity Sir Dave Brailsford spoke with various managers in the summer months as well as there is a view that the employment procedure would certainly be actually dramatically minimized after performing due carefulness on a number of possible managerial candidates by the end of last season.A resource has actually informed ESPN that the club will take into consideration the situation properly over the coming times and also hesitate to get drawn right into a knee-jerk reaction adhering to the defeat to Spurs.United's profit of seven factors from their 1st 6 games is their joint-worst ever before start to a Premier League campaign.They have actually likewise dropped next home matches in the organization without racking up for the very first time considering that November 2021 in what were actually Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's final pair of video games at Old Trafford prior to he was sacked.