Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag is underneath larger strain than ever after the Purple Devils slipped to a 4-3 UEFA Champions League Group A loss to Bayern Munich on Wednesday (you possibly can catch all of the Champions League motion reside on Paramount+). The Dutchman has now overseen 4 defeats from the final 5 video games throughout all competitions and a gradual European begin coupled with a troublesome Premier League opening means he’s in danger.
Ten Hag, who spoke with CBS Sports after the match, was extraordinarily annoyed after the defeat in Germany as a result of the ultimate rating flattered Bayern who have been second finest for a lot of the primary half till Andre Onana’s error gifted the opener. Such a self-inflicted concession was sure to encourage the Germans which is precisely what it did to smash what had really been a stable recreation plan from Ten Hag till then.
“If you happen to rating three targets, right here in Munich, and you continue to do not take a degree, you need to look within the mirror, as a result of … You shoot your self within the ft,” he stated after the sport.
“We have now to be extra decided to win large video games.
“We give targets away as a result of we do not take accountability.”
Serge Gnabry stretched the lead for Bayern minutes after Onana’s howler, however Rasmus Hojlund briefly moved United to inside a objective early within the second half. Nevertheless, as soon as once more, the Purple Devils have been undone by an unlucky error with Christian Eriksen this time responsible as his handball gave away a penalty which Harry Kane transformed.
Casemiro did get one other objective again which was not undeserved based mostly on the efficiency produced by the visiting facet however United threw it away virtually instantly. Mathys Tel was in a position to convert on the second time of asking to as soon as once more reestablish the house benefit in comparable circumstances to Kane’s penalty simply minutes after Hojlund had scored.
Casemiro was even in a position to head in from a Bruno Fernandes free kick to tease a possible draw as soon as extra however there was no time left after the restart. It was spirited from the Premier League outfit however nowhere close to sufficient based mostly on the begin to this marketing campaign thus far which has fallen wanting expectations within the area of only a few weeks.
Ten Hag has now seen his facet go all the way down to Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion in addition to Bayern and two extraordinarily totally different incidents away from the sector with Antony and Jadon Sancho should not serving to. Though this one at Allianz Area will really feel unjust given how United fared within the first half, it doesn’t change the truth that the strain is mounting at Outdated Trafford.
A run of 4 dwelling video games together with two in opposition to Crystal Palace after this weekend’s Burnley conflict ought to convey a turnaround however the Bayern loss could have made Ten Hag’s gap slightly deeper. The margin for error after that is minimal given how shortly the season is crumbling for the Purple Devils in latest weeks with no simple recreation of their present type.
Galatasaray subsequent up within the Champions League turns into a must-win conflict because the Turkish giants averted defeat late on in opposition to Copenhagen to ship United backside of Group A. Earlier than then, Ten Hag wants his gamers to arrest their unconvincing Premier League type and push on within the EFL Cup to be prepared for his or her subsequent European outing.
Ought to that not occur, Ten Hag will probably be underneath larger strain than ever if not gone already given the bottom being misplaced domestically already. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was given prolonged stays of execution prior to now however arguably had his enjoying previous to thank for that which the Dutch tactician doesn’t possess.
It isn’t all doom and gloom for Ten Hag as his gamers are clearly nonetheless placing within the effort and making an attempt to execute his recreation plans, however there is no such thing as a legislating for Onana making such a fundamental error whereas Eriksen was simply unfortunate. Issues can nonetheless flip round however they should as quickly as doable earlier than this spirals additional out of Ten Hag’s management.
