Erik ten Hag’s close friend reveals how Man Utd boss really feels about sacking reports

Erik 10 Hag’s adjacent person Leon Ten Voorde has revealed however the Manchester United manager truly feels amid reports helium could beryllium acceptable to suffer his job.

There are rumours the Dutchman has conscionable 2 games to crook things around astatine Old Trafford aft a mediocre commencement to the 2024-25 play oregon helium volition beryllium axed.

The Red Devils person mislaid fractional of their six Premier League games truthful far, including an embarrassing 3-0 location defeat to Tottenham past clip retired successful the top-flight.

United haven’t performed overmuch amended connected the European stage, being held to draws by some FC Twente and Porto successful their opening 2 Europa League fixtures.

Ten Hag’s broadside are backmost successful enactment connected Sunday with a travel to look Aston Villa, who person enjoyed a overmuch stronger commencement to the campaign.

Their adjacent crippled aft that sees them host aboriginal extremity kings Brentford astatine Old Trafford connected October 19.

Amid speech of Ten Hag facing a imaginable sacking if those matches don’t spell to plan, his puerility person Ten Voorde the De Ballen Verstand of TC Tubantia podcast: ‘How agelong does United deliberation this tin spell on?

‘That question is present hanging implicit United and Ten Hag again. In general, helium is calm and relaxed. But I can’t ideate that this leaves you wholly unaffected.’

Ten Voorde besides revealed that helium urged Ten Hag to permission United successful the summertime aft helium guided the nine to glory successful past season’s FA Cup.

That was the 2nd large trophy Ten Hag has delivered since helium became United manager successful 2022 aft the nine won the Carabao Cup successful his debut campaign.

‘I advised him to permission past summer,’ Ten Voorde added, who has been friends with the United manager for implicit 40 years. ‘He won the FA Cup, truthful you permission done the beforehand door.’

Ten Hag has faced disapproval implicit United’s benignant of play arsenic good arsenic a fig of his signings successful assorted transportation windows, including £85,000,000 flop Antony.

However, helium has besides earned praise for processing immoderate of United’s younger players specified arsenic Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo.

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