Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is certain he will be given more time to turn around the Red Devils’ fortunes following a disappointing 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Sunday.
United never recovered from a disastrous start when Brennan Johnson tapped in from Micky van de Ven’s storming run through the heart of the home defenders after three minutes.
Ten Hag then lost his captain, Bruno Fernandes, to a straight red card before halftime. In the second half, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke ensured Tottenham’s dominance was reflected in the result.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag remains confident that he will be given more time to turn around the Red Devils’ fortunes following Sunday’s disappointing 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham.
United never recovered from a disastrous start when Brennan Johnson tapped in from Micky van de Ven’s storming run through the heart of the home team’s defence for only three minutes.
Before halftime, Ten Hag’s captain, Bruno Fernandes, received a straight red card. In the second half, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke justified Tottenham’s dominance with goals.
“We all made it together, this decision to stay together as ownership and leadership group in the summer,” said Ten Hag when asked if he feared the club’s new football leadership group would turn to a new manager.
“We made the decision from a clear review on what we have to improve and how we want to construct the squad.”
Three months ago, Ten Hag received a one-year contract extension.
The former Ajax manager needs a swift reversal in fortunes, with two challenging away games this week against Porto in the Europa League and Aston Villa in the Premier League.
“I think we will get better, and we need some time,” he added.
“We are all on one page, in the same boat, together, ownership, leadership group, staff, and players.”
Three months ago, Ten Hag received a one-year contract extension.
The former Ajax manager needs a swift reversal in fortunes, with two challenging away games this week against Porto in the Europa League and Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Ten Hag was disappointed with how his team conceded an equaliser in a 1-1 Europa League tie with FC Twente on Wednesday. And he couldn’t suppress his rage after Tottenham scored in a similar manner within minutes.
Van de Ven charged from deep within his own half to the United byline, where Johnson finished easily.
“As a team, it cannot happen twice in a few days that a defender can dribble through the whole park,” said Ten Hag.
“What I saw in the first 30 minutes is below the level we can expect from a Manchester United team.
“The players got very stressed after conceding so quick, and they made bad decisions.”
