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Mason Mount gave Man Utd an unfair lead in the sixth minute of stoppage time, but three minutes later, Kristoffer Ajer raced home to give Brentford a point.
With Wolves’ 2-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday, Ten Hag’s team is currently 11 points behind in fourth place. The pressure is mounting on the Dutchman to demonstrate that he can achieve quality performances and outcomes from the current set of players.
The former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp was unimpressed with what he saw from Man Utd and believes that Ten Hag will be fired by this current collection of players.
“I don’t know whether they play out from the back. They tried to do at times and they pass the ball to the keeper and he lumps it up the pitch. Do they do that for effect?
“I know they haven’t necessarily had all the back four that they would like and if you’ve got [Lisandro] Martinez and [Raphael] Varane, it helps you build.
“But I don’t know what the Man United way of playing is. They had so many opportunities today, Brentford, they were just better in every single department.
“And there’s lots of talk about the manager. Will he still be here next year?
“I think the way that the players are playing right now and that kind of performance, they’re going to decide because they’re the sort of performances that get the manager the sack, because there was a lack of effort.
“And if they really liked this manager, if they want to play for him, they will do that.
“I observed a great deal of players simply roaming around, seemed unconcerned. They also represent one of the biggest teams in the globe as players.
And in my opinion, it shouldn’t actually occur. Too many of them exist.
“They gave up so much possession,” Redknapp continued. Without the ball, there was an absence of energy. They’ve turned Brentford into a Real Madrid-like squad.
“It gave me the impression that I was watching. It was not appropriate for such to happen. Manchester United was playing in a very strange way.
“The inability to go out and win personal conflicts. They found it far too simple. It appeared as though Man United had nine players.
On Ten Hag’s future, Redknapp continued: “It was another difficult result for Manchester United yesterday, so what does this mean for Erik ten Hag’s future as we continue to see new managers linked with the job at Old Trafford?
“It’s something normal when you have new (co) owners to discuss the manager position internally. Conversations between INEOS and Ten Hag have always been good and positive in the recent months; but results in the final two months will be important to make a decision on Ten Hag. Also, Man United want to finalise their board structure before making any final decision on the manager.
“As I said last week, there have also not been any talks between United and Gareth Southgate, despite rumours. Let’s see how the season ends for Ten Hag, with nothing being decided now.”
Man Utd’s Ten Hagsack is “inevitable.”
Ten Hag’s employment at Old Trafford “is in danger,” according to Spanish website Fichajes, who also claims that he has “one foot outside” of Manchester United following the Brentford outcome.
