Erik ten Hag has made fatal mistake Jurgen Klopp avoided that could cost him Man United job

All is not well at Manchester United. Losing eight of their first 15 matches, the Red Devils are suffering their worst start to a season since 1962/63.

Down in eighth in the Premier League table, eight points behind Liverpool and the top four, defeats to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray also leave them with it all to do at the halfway point of the Champions League group-stages if they are to stand any chance of progression.

Their latest low came on Wednesday night as they lost 3-0 to Newcastle United at Old Trafford in the League Cup fourth round. They had defeated the same opposition at Wembley back in February to win the tournament last year for their first, and only, piece of silverware since 2017.

That loss to the Magpies was their second-successive 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford, having been dismantled by local-rivals Man City in the Manchester derby just days earlier. Consequently, manager Erik ten Hag is now one of the favourites to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job, with the Times reporting that the Dutchman is 'on thin ice', and that the club are considering alternatives. He has been in the job for only 18 months.

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Throw in all the off-field turmoil, from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho being banished following squabbles with their manager, well-documented much more serious scandals and the accompanying morality quandaries, and the ongoing debacle surround the Glazers’ ownership of the club and a possible takeover, and it’s clear that all is not well at Old Trafford at all.

Such unwanted headlines off the pitch would be