Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag facing SACK, following Copenhagen defeat: report
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could lose his job, with the Red Devils rooted to the foot of their Champions League group
Posted Thursday, November 09, 2023 by fourfourtwo.com
Manchester United could sack Erik ten Hag in the coming weeks, following a crushing Champions League defeat away at Copenhagen.
The Red Devils lie bottom of their Champions League group, needing a minor miracle to advance to the next round of the competition, following a woeful 4-3 collapse in Denmark. Marcus Rashford was sent off in a seesawing epic in which Copenhagen snatched all three points courtesy of 17-year-old Roony Bardghji in the dying embers of the match.
With Manchester United six points off the top four in the Premier League too, pressure is mounting on Ten Hag, with rumours suggesting that the Glazers could be set to axe the Dutchman imminently.
Football Insider has claimed that incoming investor, INEOS billionaire and Nice owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is set to relieve Ten Hag from duties less than 18 months after he was hired.
The former Ajax manager, who won the League Cup in his first season and guided United to third in the table, is to be succeeded by Brighton boss, Roberto De Zerbi, should Ratcliffe get his wish.
The Sun, meanwhile, believes that legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson will advise Ratcliffe to stick with Ten Hag for now.
"Erik has Sir Alex's unwavering support. He's been hugely supportive of Erik since he arrived at the club," the report states.
"He's impressed at the job he is doing and, in particular, the way he has taken on big decisions.
"If consulted, that's a position he would be prepared to make clear to any new investors who come into the football club."
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