Michael Owen demands Man Utd sack Ten Hag and put Steve McClaren in charge

MICHAEL OWEN has demanded that Manchester United sack Erik ten Hag.

The Dutchman's side were embarrassed by Crystal Palace 4-0 last night, and the retired strike believes the manager's time is up.

Michael Olise stole the show with a brace while goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell completed the rout.

Owen, 44, watched on alongside Paul Scholes and is convinced that Manchester United need to pull the trigger now.

He claimed that the club faces not winning a single match before the end of the season which could see them miss out on a cup and playing in Europe next campaign.

He said: "I've said for a long time that Ten Hag is just not the right man for this job. I've been saying it for ages. He cannot, simply, cannot manage the team next season.

"They have a cup final and they have a few important games that could mean European football next year or not. And at some point, you have to make a decision.

"They are going to get absolutely hammered by Manchester City. They are going to get annihilated. In fact, Arsenal will smash them to bits at Old Trafford.

"Newcastle will probably beat them and I wouldn't even fancy them going to Brighton. They might not get anything else out of the rest of the season if they are playing like that.

"I just wonder with so much at stake, even though it's only for four games, I wonder if the board have to try and do something here and now and be quite radical about it.

"He cannot manage this team next season. He's not good enough. I've thought it for ages, he's just not good enough to manage Manchester United."

Scholes agreed with Owen's sentiments and admitted that the feeling he got after the defeat to Palace was similar to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's final match as manager.

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