Manchester United are growing impatient with head coach Erik ten Hag and he may only have one last opportunity to save his job.
Speculation is growing around the Dutchman and reports have emerged suggesting he could be removed from his post even if United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
The bookies are pricing the Red Devils as huge outsiders for the clash at Wembley, with some even offering odds as high as 8/1 for a United win.
With expectations being that City will sweep aside their rivals with ease, should Ten Hag be given more time should he cause an upset?
Ahead of the big match, we take a look at how the former Ajax coach can earn himself another lifeline.
The task at hand
Manchester United failed in both attempts to beat City in the league this season.
Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions won 3-0 at Old Trafford in October before completing the double over them at the start of March with a 3-1 success at the Etihad.
🚨🔴 Ten Hag on how his job will be judged by INEOS: “We spoke about it: very good things, players coming up, values coming up and we have a big opportunity to win the next trophy”.
“I came here to win trophies. We will see where we are in the project, things we have to change”. pic.twitter.com/LRCRiUVQ0F
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 23, 2024
In fact, United have only beaten City once in their last seven attempts.
Ten Hag will be under no illusions that he could not be coming up against a more formidable foe, but it could work in his favour.
Delivering the FA Cup would mean United have won two trophies in the last two years.
They beat Newcastle in last season’s Carabao Cup final to end their drought of six years without a major piece of silverware.
United remain without a league title since Sir Alex Ferguson retired and although they have made it to consecutive FA Cup finals, the form of Ten Hag’s men has been pretty poor.
The Red Devils dropped from sixth to eighth in the league…
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Author : Mitch Fretton
Publish date : 2024-05-24 11:20:28
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