Home Football Manchester United fly direct to London from Istanbul (and train at Leyton Orient Stadium!) ahead of crucial clash with West Ham as Erik ten Hag tries to ease Ineos’ temptation to change manager😊😊

Manchester United fly direct to London from Istanbul (and train at Leyton Orient Stadium!) ahead of crucial clash with West Ham as Erik ten Hag tries to ease Ineos’ temptation to change manager😊😊

Football — 10/27/2024

For their game against West Ham on Sunday, Manchester United flew straight from Istanbul to London. Erik ten Hag is back in familiar territory.

Once again he was in trouble in the city and his back was open to the men who would decide his fate.

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Ten Hag shouldn’t be surprised by the news that the club’s co-owners, Ineos, are once again weighing their options and talking to possible candidates. The season got off to a bad start, and he had a close shave in the summer.

When he got to London for the FA Cup final in May, there was a lot of talk about his job, and it was said that Ineos were talking to other managers about replacing him.

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That’s where Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Thomas Tuchel met. There were talks between Thomas Frank, Kieran McKenna, and Marco Silva. There was a link between Gareth Southgate and Graham Potter. Ten Hag lived, but he was pretty much the only one at United who did. 

The people who worked for him as coaches and ran United were both completely changed. There are now 250 people without jobs. The Ineos axe could cut through anyone, even Sir Alex Ferguson. Ratcliffe’s reputation for being cruel is well-earned.

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Ten Hag has every reason to feel vulnerable as he heads back to London after Thursday night’s draw with Fenerbahce. His future is once again uncertain as it was revealed that United have talked to former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez and are interested in Ruben Amorim, Edin Terzic, and Frank.

His team is in the bottom part of the Premier League and 21st out of 36 teams in the Europa League. Bodo/Glimt and FC Midtjylland are in the top 10 in that league. This is not the improvement United was looking for when they gave Ten Hag an extra £200 million this summer to help him keep his job during a meeting at his vacation home in Ibiza.

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It looks like the Dutch player has hit another turning point in his United career. Since the loss to Tottenham, he hasn’t lost in four games and is back in the black. A win over Brentford and draws on the road against Fenerbahce, Aston Villa, and Porto is a good run of results.

If United wins on Sunday, they’ll be able to see the bright side again. They’ll be able to see the top half of the table and even the top four. If they lose, they will only have won one of eight games.