Glazers told what to do with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag amid Arsenal and Liverpool FC comparison
Thierry Henry has urged the Glazers to 'give the key' to Erik ten Hag and allow him time to take full control of Manchester United after a disappointing start to the season.
United suffered a third consecutive defeat on Wednesday evening, kicking off their Champions League group stages with a 4-3 loss at Bayern Munich. An encouraging start at the Allianz Arena quickly faded as Andre Onana let a weak Leroy Sane effort roll through him before Serge Gnabry doubled the home side's lead four minutes later.
The momentum of Rasmus Hojlund's first goal for United was quickly killed by Harry Kane's penalty, and despite Casemiro netting two goals in a chaotic final few minutes, Bayern substitute Mathys Tel ensured his side took all three points. United have now lost four of their opening six matches this season, with pressure growing on Ten Hag and his team.
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“What needs to happen is that you need to give the key to a coach, in order for him to be able to perform and show what he can do," Henry told CBS Sports. “It reminds me of what Arsenal were two and a half years ago.
"Everyone was focusing on the ownership because the team wasn’t performing. Edu arrived, some other people arrived and they said ‘This is going to be our manager for a little while’. When you look at the results of Arsenal, at one point, Mikel Arteta, normally, in the way it was and the way football is, maybe he should have lost his job.
“But he didn’t. They gave him the key. He is aware of who is and isn’t coming. And now you can see a team that can perform.
“At one point, the boss there was Sir Alex, and nobody else. At Arsenal right now, it looks, from
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