Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been told that he is “still under pressure” at Old Trafford after his side’s 6-3 defeat to local rivals Manchester City last weekend. The Red Devils bounced back with a comeback victory in Europe against Omonia on Thursday, and will hope to begin another run of wins against Frank Lampard’s Everton side on Sunday.
The Dutchman was under fire after the first two Premier League games of the season, where United suffered defeats to Brighton and Brentford, but got the fans and media back onside with four wins in a row, including victories over Liverpool and Arsenal. Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood believes that Ten Hag’s job security is still in question after defeat in the Manchester derby.
“They go away in Europe and it was a lacklustre performance, they made changes and fair play to him he [Ten Hag] made the right changes to give them a lift at half-time,” Sherwood told Sky Sports. “But I feel like he is still under pressure.
“I am not sure what I am seeing, am I seeing a clear identity on how Man United want to play or Ten Hag wants to play? Absolutely not, I am seeing a group of players who are very talented but have got a little more consistency than what they have had in previous years, but it’s really minor improvements at the moment, it’s a real struggle watching them.”
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“I know what [nasty] is – in that manner we can progress and sometimes also play a little bit smarter,” Ten Hag said. “Like we have too many bookings. I wonder why we collect so many and I don’t understand. Like the first booking on Sunday, I really don’t understand.
“We want to play tough, we want to keep the game going and then in the second minute it’s already a booking for Diogo [Dalot against City].
“Clear, it was a foul but a booking? Also, I saw many other bookings where I think: ‘Is that necessary?’ But also take it to the players. I have to keep reminding them to play smart but they have to play nasty as well.”
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