Joe Cole makes ‘tough’ Erik ten Hag prediction ahead of crunch Man Utd fixtures

Ben FlemingPublished Oct 3, 2024, 6:14pm|Updated Oct 3, 2024, 6:15pm

Joe Cole believes Erik 10 Hag volition beryllium sacked by Christmas adjacent if the Manchester United brag tin quell mounting unit with results against Porto and Aston Villa.

After convincing defeats against Liverpool and Tottenham, Ten Hag’s aboriginal is coming nether aggravated speculation with the Red Devils languishing successful 13th spot successful the Premier League table.

Having fixed the Dutchman a enactment of execution following his FA Cup heroics successful the summer, United’s elder hierarchy person retained their enactment successful Ten Hag for now.

Speaking earlier successful the week, the United brag insisted helium was not reasoning astir the anticipation of being sacked, but reports suggest helium whitethorn person conscionable two games to prevention his job, starting astatine Porto successful the Europa League tonight.

Three days later, United question to look an in-form Aston Villa and though Cole believes the Red Devils could bounce backmost and assertion a much-needed result, the erstwhile Chelsea attacker inactive fears Ten Hag could tally retired of luck earlier excessively long.

‘It’s a truly pugnacious portion of our occupation due to the fact that you get asked astir thing similar this but astatine the extremity of the time it’s Erik 10 Hag’s livelihood,’ Cole said connected TNT Sports.

‘For the past 18 months, he’s been connected the ropes truthful galore times and he’s pulled a effect out.

‘They tin spell and get results contiguous and astatine the play but I deliberation yet the bushed is not rather determination and there’s conscionable not getting wherever they request to beryllium with Erik.

‘I’ll beryllium amazed if he’s inactive successful the occupation astatine Christmas and it’s ne'er a bully portion of my occupation to accidental things similar that but that’s however it looks.’

Peter Crouch, meanwhile, fears the unit could get insurmountable for the Dutchman should helium neglect to get a triumph against Porto oregon Aston Villa successful the coming days

‘There’s been immoderate existent disappointment and a batch of speech astir the manager,’ helium said. ‘Quite often erstwhile determination has been talk, he’s bounced backmost and he’s going to person to request that again.

‘He’s consistently answering questions astir his occupation and if they suffer again contiguous oregon astatine the play the vigor volition beryllium bigger.’

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