ERIK TEN HAG'S Manchester United have won just one of their last nine matches in Europe.
The Dutchman may have won two domestic cups since arriving at Old Trafford.
However, last season's eighth-placed finish was the club's worst in the Premier League era.
And he has struggled to make his mark on the continent, too.
On Wednesday, Ten Hag saw his Red Devils take the lead against former club FC Twente.
But goalscorer Christian Eriksen had his pocket picked before the Eredivisie outfit grabbed an equaliser.
From his 19 matches across the Champions League and Europa League since 2022-23, Ten Hag has now collected nine wins, four draws and six defeats.
Of those nine wins, five came in the Europa League group stage in his first season - two against Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonia apiece with another three points against Real Sociedad.
United did beat Barcelona at home in the knockout play-off round then saw off Real Betis home and away but then fell to Sevilla.
In last season's chaotic Champions League campaign, Ten Hag's side managed one win against Copenhagen, a draw at Galatasaray and four defeats in Group A which also featured Bayern Munich.
United finished bottom of the group to be knocked out of Europe.
This term, they began with that disappointing draw against Twente - to extend the miserable recent run ahead of facing Porto, Fenerbahce, PAOK, Bodo/Glimt, Viktoria Plzen, Rangers and Steaua Bucuresti in the new Europa League format.
Ten Hag fumed: "We kept them alive when 1-0 up controlling the game and then you have to be consistent and keep going in the second half, we dropped the level and gave a goal away.
"We didn't finish it off, we had to go for the second goal and they stayed alive and we got punished with a mistake from ourselves.
"It was the game of their life, they fought for every yard and we didn't - 99 per cent is not enough, you have to give 100 per cent, you have to kill the game, finish it off, we are leading 1-0, but you have to go for the second goal, then you kill the game.
"Especially as we are very ambitious and when you have ambition you have to perform, prove the point and especially today in the second half we were too complacent, we didn't bring it over the line and, as a team, you have to bring this.
"Today I have some criticism. It is not only the team that has to look in the mirror, I am part of it."
Wednesday's result bumped Ten Hag's Manchester United win rate in European football below 50 per cent to 47 per cent.
But that record is not the worst of recent United bosses.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson, seven managers have led United in Europe.
The two interim bosses top and tail the list with Ralf Rangnick's win rate zero per cent with two draws and a defeat while Michael Carrick secured victory in his one match.
That was a 2-0 win at Villarreal in the Champions League with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho.
Ten Hag is only ahead of Louis van Gaal of the permanent bosses with the fellow Dutchman picking up three wins from his ten matches.
David Moyes managed victory in five of his ten games to return a 50 per cent win rate.
That is marginally behind Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on 54 per cent.
The Norwegian took charge of 35 European matches for United - more than anyone since Ferguson - and won 19, drew six and lost ten.
But of the permanent bosses, Jose Mourinho leads the way.
He secured 18 victories, five draws and six defeats from 29 games to rack up an impressive 62 per cent win rate.
The Special One even lifted the Europa League trophy in 2017, beating Ajax in Stockholm to secure United's sixth European trophy in their history.
