Erik ten Hag Discusses Man United Future Ahead of Crunch Talks

Erik ten Hag Discusses Man United Future Ahead of Crunch Talks

  • Manchester United's winless run continued after a frustrating 0-0 draw away at Aston Villa in the Premier League
  • The Red Devils are now 14th in the table after seven games and have a negative goal difference
  • Erik ten Hag has said the team is in a "good direction" ahead of crunch talks with Ineos in the coming days

Erik ten Hag's Manchester United were held to a frustrating draw by Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

The Dutchman has come under heavy scrutiny after the club's worst start to the season in three decades.

He has shared his thoughts on the game and his future, a question that has been asked many times this season.

Erik ten Hag is in his third season at Manchester United and Aston Villa could be his last game
Erik ten Hag has won two trophies, but Manchester United's performances in the Premier League have been underwhelming. Photo by Octavio Passos.
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The Red Devils went into the Aston Villa game after a humiliating 3-0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur and a frustrating 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League.

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Erik ten Hag on Man United future

Many felt the Aston Villa game was Erik ten Hag's last, no matter the result. The 20-time English champions are now winless in five games and sit 14th in the Premier League table.

After the game, he was asked about his future.

"So I don’t have any idea that is different," Ten Hag replied per Manchester Evening News, "because they should have told me. We communicate very open, very transparent."

He said the noise around him is "external."

"I think you said it very good - external noise. Internal, we are disappointed, we know we have to do better, especially we need to score more, that is the moment in this area after this block of games where we are really short."

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The Red Devils have scored five times this season in seven league games, with only Southampton's figure in front of goal worse. Ten Hag stressed that the team is in a good direction.

"We had that resilience, the whole season. We conceded three against Tottenham because we were down to 10 and we still went for the win. But for the rest this is our fourth clean sheet. This tells you we are in a good direction," via GOAL.

The FA Cup champions are 14th in the table with a -3 goal difference. Last season, Ten Hag oversaw the club's worst Premier League campaign.

Ineos will reportedly hold previously scheduled talks in the coming days, and it remains to be seen whether the Dutchman will remain on the hot seat.

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YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Man United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe broke his silence on Erik ten Hag's future.

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