ERIK TEN HAG remains under immense pressure at Manchester United with one club chief reportedly wanting him SACKED.
The Red Devils have stumbled to their worst start to a Premier League season under the Dutchman this term.
Old Trafford chiefs were locked in crisis talks on Tuesday in London over the manager's future.
It is believed that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has requested the club's hierarchy to put forward all potential scenarios for Ten Hag's future.
This includes who would replace the coach should the axe swing and he be removed from his post.
Ratcliffe was joined in the meeting by co-owner Joel Glazer, chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth, technical director Jason Wilcox and director Sir Dave Brailsford.
The Independent has reported that one put forward a strong argument for Ten Hag to be sacked.
However, the claim was countered by a couple of arguments.
One is believed to be that Ten Hag's era is still viewed to be in its early stages.
Another argument was that the disruption of sacking him could further hurt his performance.
Man United chiefs were also concerned about the potential candidates that would replace Ten Hag should he leave.
Should Ten Hag be axed, it would cost the club £17.5million due to the extension he signed in June.
The report suggested that one question that they face is hiring a temporary boss or a permanent coach on a longer-term contract.
One candidate is Thomas Tuchel, who was heavily linked to the hotseat at Old Trafford towards the end of last term.
It is claimed that he has been spoken about as the most likely successor to the Dutchman.
However, it is thought that there has been no contact between the club and the former Chelsea manager.
Talks at the meeting at the London office also reached details of the squad's suitabilities.
This apparently included admitting that Ten Hag's current players are more suited to a back four than a back three.
Meanwhile, the club has been slammed by former players Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney.
Keane claimed that he has "given up" on the club, and Neville insisted it has become a graveyard for "good people and players".
Rooney himself hit out at the performance during the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham at Old Trafford as the "worst he has ever seen".
cikeikly
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Inter Milan fan here. I follow and watch all the top European soccer leagues. In my opinion, Ten Hag should be sacked. It's pretty lacklustre and disappointing for Manchester United to be in 14th place. The Manchester Hierarchy brought in all the players the coach wanted. For some reason, Ten Hag is fixated in bringing Dutch or former Ajax players. However, they also brought in other players such as Zirkzee, Hojlund etc. The coach has failed to get the best out of these players and it is technically his fault as he was the one that selected the players he wanted. Look at Napoli. Very disappointing season last year. They came in 10th place. They hire Antonio Conte (an amazing tactician/motivator) and they're in 1st place. Obviously it is still early in the season and the EPL is more difficult than serie A but you get my point. Ten Hag's Manchester United is behind teams in the standings such as Brentford, Nottingham, Fulham, Brighton etc. That's pretty embarrassing. So yes, I strongly believe Ten Hag should get sacked. However, the hierarchy needs to make sure they hire the right coach for the team. And also, the next coach has to inherit all these Dutch/former Ajax players that Ten Hag is so fixated on. Forza Inter 🔵 🖤