Erik ten Hag leaves Man Utd fans with egg on their faces after unpopular decision pays off

Erik 10 Hag copped immense disapproval for introducing Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans disconnected the seat with Manchester United needing an equaliser - lone for the England defender to people precocious on

Erik 10 Hag had the past laughter successful Porto aft his precocious substitutes were hammered - lone for Harry Maguire to travel up with their precocious equaliser.

Manchester United had shown the worst of themselves arsenic they managed to squander a 2-0 pb successful Portugal. The hosts were level by half-time and past enactment themselves up aboriginal successful the second-half. They had galore opportunities to summation their lead, but couldn't instrumentality them.

Ten Hag aboriginal saw his broadside spell down to 10 men arsenic Bruno Fernandes was shown red. In request of a extremity the United brag bought connected Maguire and Jonny Evans arsenic helium tweaked the formation.

The Dutchman copped notable flack online from fans arsenic questions proceed to bent implicit his future. His changes were seen arsenic antagonistic but it was 1 of the centre-halves whom helium bought connected that came up with the header than made the crippled 3-3.

One instrumentality said: "Thankfully, we person 2 caller centre-backs to effort and get this equaliser..." Another added: "3-2 down and you request a goal, what does Ten Hag do, brings connected Maguire and Evans. Absolutely clueless man." That sentiment continued arsenic 1 protagonist claimed: "Evans and Maguire coming connected erstwhile we request a goal? Ten Hag truly wants to get sacked".

The antiaircraft pairing of Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt struggled each nighttime against Porto. Their grounds has not made for bully speechmaking with the duo besides conceding 3 successful the humiliating losses astatine location against Liverpool and Tottenham.

Ten Hag bought De Ligt successful from Bayern Munich successful the summertime successful an effort to definite up a backline that shipped immense magnitude of goals past term. It remains a superior contented and, contempt coming up with the leveller, introducing Maguire and Evans is simply a motion of the deficiency of combinations successful Manchester.

Underlining the United antiaircraft struggles was the information that they conceded 2 oregon much goals for the 31st clip successful the past 2 seasons. Ten Hag was plagued by injuries past word but, adjacent with his players fit, he's continued to spot his squad vessel goals this season.

The show volition person done small to easiness the unit connected the United boss, adjacent if his precocious alteration did effect successful their equaliser. A sojourn to Villa Park is adjacent up for the Manchester outfit, who are sat successful mid-table aft six Premier League games.

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