‘Clinging on’: Journo shares fresh timeframe Ten Hag has been given to turn things around amid ‘inevitable’ sack expectation

Erik ten Hag is now said to be ‘clinging on’ for dear life at Manchester United ahead of their return to action this Saturday, October 19. 

Given that it’s now only four days until the Reds resume their campaign against Brentford, fans are anticipating that the Dutchman will be taking to the dugout at Old Trafford this weekend despite heading into the international break on the brink of losing his job.

Indeed, most had expected that he’d have been relieved of his duties by now. Primarily because the stalemate at Villa Park rounded off United’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season on record, but also because the two-week break would’ve allowed INEOS chiefs to appoint someone else in the hot seat in ample time – even if that be an interim successor, such as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Football Insider now claim that losses against both the Bees and Fenerbache (October 24), a clash which sees the Reds come face-to-face with former manager Jose Mourinho, would see Ten Hag immediately axed.

On paper, the two fixtures are ones that you’d have undoubtedly expected the side to claim six points from way back when, but nowadays, such luxuries are never guaranteed.

United sources see Ten Hag’s sacking as ‘inevitable’

Should he remain at the helm for the subsequent matches, it’ll be a trip to face the out-of-form West Ham United in the league on October 27 before welcoming rampant Chelsea to M16 on November 3. A round-of-16 Carabao Cup tie against Leicester City is sandwiched between the two games on October 30.

Sources have told journalist Pete O’Rourke that they believe Ten Hag’s sacking is ‘inevitable’ – a sentiment most supporters would agree with whether they retain belief in the manager or not.

You can only imagine how different the situation would look in Manchester currently had Ten Hag not overseen May’s surprise FA Cup triumph.