Erik ten Hag not the only Manchester United manager in trouble as fans want Marc Skinner out

There are few positive words to describe Manchester United's season so far — but 'consistent' might just be one of them.

That consistency, unfortunately, lies in the underperformance of both their men's and their women's teams.

And both the managers are suffering for it.

Ten Hag's men are having a season to forget, and they sit eighth in the Premier League table having lost nine games so far.

And Manchester United Women, led by manager Marc Skinner, are not faring much better.

Their 3-1 defeat to Chelsea, thanks to a sublime Lauren James hat-trick, all but ended their hopes of a first WSL title, or even a top three finish this season.

It marked their third loss in the league this season — no team has ever lost more than two games and then gone on to lift the trophy.

As fans watched on in the crowd with signs of 'Skinner Out' above their head, you could also see their hopes of finishing in the Champions League spots fading into the distance.

An unenviable February schedule sees them take on Brighton — whose striker Elisabeth Terland has just broken the all-time goal-scoring club record — and Arsenal — who have just welcomed back England skipper Leah Williamson.

Not a prospect that will fill Manchester United fans with confidence.

And if things were not already bad enough, they could soon seem themselves knocked out of the Continental Tyres League Cup too.

A loss to Manchester City in their final group game means only the two second-place best-finisher spots are now available to them.

But a bizarre mistake by Aston Villa, who fielded an ineligible player for the competition, could now see the two spots taken by Villa and Tottenham instead.

If so, the FA Cup will remain Manchester United's only hopes for a first ever major