Even having prevented defeat in Portugal, Ten Hag stays beneath intense scrutiny earlier than Sunday’s return to league motion at Aston Villa.
He stayed on in the summertime, after the frustration of an eighth-place end was offset considerably by successful the FA Cup.
However whereas a poor begin to this marketing campaign has seen the strain on the 54-year-old ramped up once more, Mark Ogden, senior author for ESPN, doesn’t count on Ten Hag to be sacked even when United lose at Villa Park.
“I will be shocked if he misplaced his job,” he instructed BBC Radio 5 Reside. “On the premise that the cash is a matter.
“Manchester United are hoping he turns it spherical. He’s clearly strolling a tightrope.”
However how lengthy he stays if outcomes don’t considerably enhance is one other matter.
“The manner from the gamers is it is like they’ve simply had a maths lesson with a instructor they do not like they usually’re all popping out confused,” Ogden added.
“There’s not likely any type of heat from Erik ten Hag to the gamers. Ten Hag would not have the charisma to handle at a high membership.”
To beat a Villa aspect buoyed by a famous win over Bayern Munich, Ten Hag should discover a method to encourage his gamers or face succumbing to a fourth league defeat in seven video games.
“Erik’s resilient, he is proven that however Villa Park goes to be so robust,” former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves instructed TNT Sports activities.
“It is a huge take a look at and he must discover a method to bounce again.
“Earlier than the sport, we’re highlighting they have goalscoring points. At present that they had defensive points. At instances it seems like they get one thing sorted after which one thing else goes.
“There are quite a lot of points, he is [Erik ten Hag] been there for fairly some time. There will be quite a lot of questions.”