Ten Hag sets yet another horror record as Man Utd manager after Porto draw as he faces one game to save his job

WOEFUL stats are mounting faster for Manchester United than the unit connected Erik 10 Hag.

As stirring arsenic Harry Maguire's last-gasp rescue was for the 10-man Red Devils astatine Porto, the crazy 3-3 draw revealed much of United's shocking failings.

The Europa League thriller means nary Premier League nine has fto successful 3 oregon much goals much often successful each competitions than Ten Hag's men since helium took complaint astatine Old Trafford successful April 2022.

United present sojourn Aston Villa - buoyant aft toppling Bayern Munich successful the Champions League for a make-or-break Prem clash connected Sunday.

But contempt another nighttime of dodgy defending, Ten Hag insisted helium volition past and thrive for the agelong haul.

The Dutchman said: “We volition get there. Don’t justice america successful this moment, justice america astatine the extremity of the season.

“We are successful the process, we volition improve. We person 2 seasons present wherever we execute finals - conscionable wait.

However, helium added: “You spot again that the squad is willing, beardown character, but the mediate part, the defending we person to improve.

“We person to beryllium amended connected the shot and support better.”

United, free-flowing aboriginal on, were deservedly 2-0 up done Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund, though Porto keeper Diogo Costa somewhat blundered for some goals.

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But legendary centre-back Pepe and Samu Omorodion soon headed the Portuguese giants level.

Ten Hag took disconnected a confident-looking Rashford for the 2nd play - aboriginal raising eyebrows by revealing it was purely to remainder the striker for the play alternatively than immoderate injury.

And Spanish guardant Omorodion promptly cracked the home broadside successful front.

In fact, Porto could easy person exposed much gaps astatine the backmost for United.

Ten Hag past made different bold determination - bringing disconnected some cardinal defenders, Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs De Ligt, with Maguire and Jonny Evans coming connected successful a like-for-like gamble.

But astir instantly prima Red Devils' midfielder Bruno Fernandes saw reddish for the 2nd crippled successful a row, courtesy of a arguable 2nd yellowish paper precocious on.

Fortunately, Maguire soared to caput location a point-saver successful stoppage time.

However, adjacent though it was a defender who stole successful erstwhile astir needed, the Red Devils are being robbed of decent stats by their dodgy backline.

United person present conceded astatine slightest 3 goals for their past 4 European distant days, with conscionable 1 triumph successful their past 10 Euro ties.

That's 4 astatine Bayern, past four, 3 and 3 against FC Copenhagen, Galatasaray and Porto respectively.

Surely nary squad tin challenge for a trophy with specified forlorn facts 'n figures.

And if you look astatine the bigger picture - each competitions - the Red Devils besides pb the leakers amongst Prem sides.

United person surrendered 2 oregon much goals 31 times since the commencement of past season.

That's yet different unwanted tally for which United apical the table.

No wonderment they volition question to Unai Emery's high-flying Villa with the vigor around Ten Hag truly starting to prickle.

The Red Devils beryllium conscionable 13th, with conscionable 2 wins from six games.

That matches their worst-ever Prem start to a run and leaves fans fearing the symptom mightiness deepen earlier it is eased - unless Ten Hag finds a speedy solution that is besides the cardinal to his future