Mark Goldbridge has aimed at Manchester United chiefs amid the Red Devils’ disastrous 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon by describing their performance as ‘stinking like a sewer’ – but the fan pundit still doesn’t want Erik ten Hag to be sacked as the Dutchman’s departure would ‘not solve anything’ at Old Trafford.
An early goal inside four minutes from Brennan Johnson saw United go 1-0 down early doors to Ange Postecoglou‘s men before Bruno Fernandes‘ red card on the stroke of half-time gave them a serious mountain to climb if they were to rescue anything from the game. A second just after the interval from Dejan Kulusevski gave Tottenham daylight and Dominic Solanke got in on the act to punish the Red Devils, who now sit 12th in the Premier League at the start of October. But despite claims around Ten Hag’s potential sacking, Goldbridge doesn’t want him to leave despite ‘hitting rock bottom’ as a United fan.
United’s season to date has seen them win three games from a possible eight – with those coming at home to Fulham with a last-minute on the opening day alongside comprehensive wins over Southampton and Barnsley, in the Premier League and League Cup respectively.
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Erik ten Hag has won 69 of his 123 games in charge of Manchester United.
That means that they have failed to win even half of their games – and after disappointing losses to Brighton, Liverpool, and Tottenham, draws against Crystal Palace and FC Twente means that they sit in mid-table in both the top-flight and the Europa League group phase.
For a club of United’s stature, that is nowhere near good enough – and with tough games coming up against Porto and Aston Villa away in the next week, it could push Ten Hag onto the managerial scrapheap in the international break.
