{"id":299629,"date":"2023-12-05T11:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299629"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:23:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:23:59","slug":"ten-hag-has-just-three-games-to-save-his-man-united-job-claims-merson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/ten-hag-has-just-three-games-to-save-his-man-united-job-claims-merson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Hag has just THREE games to save his Man United job, claims Merson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Erik ten Hag has just THREE games to save his Man United job, claims Paul Merson &#8211; as Arsenal legend labels their &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; 1-0 defeat at Newcastle as &#8216;one of the most one-sided matches I&#8217;ve ever seen in the Premier League&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have won only five of heir last 10 matches in all competitions\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man United were poor in their latest defeat away to Newcastle on Saturday night\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United have snakes in their dressing room &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Arsenal star Paul Merson has predicted that Erik ten Hag will not survive until Manchester United&#8217;s trip to Anfield on December 17 if they should lose their next three games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United have had a tough time in the opening third of the season despite their perhaps surprising league position, and have been notably inconsistent across all competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In their last 10 outings, Ten Hag&#8217;s side have won five games against teams in the lower half of the table in Everton, Luton, Sheffield United and Fulham, as well as Copenhagen in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However they have lost four to Copenhagen, Manchester City, and Newcastle (twice), and were held to a 3-3 draw at Galatasaray despite having gone 1-0 up in the clash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, with three big games on the horizon in the next fortnight, Merson has suggested that Ten Hag could be gone before December 17&#8217;s clash with Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/10\/78589961-0-image-a-5_1701771415197.jpg\" height=\"330\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal legend Paul Merson claimed Erik ten Hag could be gone by December 17&#8217;s trip to Liverpool<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/10\/78589959-0-image-a-6_1701771448063.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have struggled for form losing four and winning five of their last 10 games<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/10\/78589957-0-image-a-7_1701771498500.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils must beat Bayern Munich to have a chance of making the Champions League Last 16<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils face Chelsea on Wednesday before the visit of a Bournemouth side that have lost only once in their last four league games on Saturday, followed by a must-win clash with Bayern Munich three days later.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If they lose to Chelsea, Bournemouth, and Bayern, I don&#8217;t see how Ten Hag keeps his job,&#8217; Merson claimed writing for Sportskeeda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I do think they&#8217;ll beat Bournemouth, however, and they could do well against a Bayern Munich side that has already qualified for the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Chelsea haven&#8217;t been great defensively, and Man United are all over the place. They let in three goals against Galatasaray and could&#8217;ve conceded ten against Newcastle.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s defeat at St. James&#8217; Park was a particularly poor performance from United, who were outclassed by Eddie Howe&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I thought it was embarrassing,&#8217; Merson added. &#8216;I was shocked by the way United played and the lack of effort they put in.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The game was notable for a touchline spat between Ten Hag and Anthony Martial, while Marcus Rashford was ineffective once again in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I personally thought tonight there were signs that there were a couple of players in there for me that either wasn&#8217;t happy with the tactics that was put to them or wasn&#8217;t happy with their positions on the pitch,&#8217; TNT Sports pundit Jermaine Jenas said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/10\/78512129-0-Jermaine_Jenas_offered_a_scathing_assessment_of_Man_United_s_per-a-1_1701770788573.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jermaine Jenas offered a scathing assessment of Man United&#8217;s performance at Newcastle<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/10\/78511073-0-Rashford_was_lacklustre_in_attack_for_the_visitors_and_was_duly_-a-3_1701770793196.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford was lacklustre in attack for the visitors and was duly hooked just after the hour mark<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/10\/78511601-0-Anthony_Martial_s_performance_also_came_in_for_criticism_leading-a-4_1701770794118.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Martial&#8217;s performance also came in for criticism leading the line for United at Newcastle<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The body language of a team tells you a lot at times and there were a few of them that were sending a message to the manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I thought today Marcus Rashford on that right hand side in particular, the way that he just walked around throwing his arms around was one for me that said &#8220;look, I don&#8217;t want to be playing on this right hand side&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No tracking back, you had Martial getting ran by Fabian Schar from centre half doing whatever he wants. There was too many of those moments that I looked at and I thought he (Ten Hag) seems to be such a disciplinarian off the pitch but I didn&#8217;t see the same level of respect from the players on the pitch today and that&#8217;s a big concern.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>His co-pundit Ally McCoist added: &#8216;It&#8217;s got nothing to do with the manager. When you cross that white line, you&#8217;re playing for yourself and the supporters that have travelled.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12827171\/Erik-ten-Hag-Man-United-job-Paul-Merson-1-0-Newcastle-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag has just THREE games to save his Man United job, claims Paul Merson &#8211; 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