Manchester United players are reportedly fed up with Erik ten Hag’s tactics after the team’s defeat to Newcastle United in EFL Cup.
ten Hag’s credibility was further handed heavy blows after Newcastle United took United to the cleaners at Old Trafford in Carabao Cup clash.
Miguel Almiron, Lewis Hall, and Joe Willock heroed the game at Old Trafford to inflict a heavy 3-0 defeat on the Red Devils in front of thousand of home fans at the Stretford End.
It was another scrappy performance by the Red Devils who became casualties as Erik ten Hag’s game plan crumble like a pack of cards before Eddie Howe’s spirited boys.
Erik ten Hag has admitted Manchester United ‘is in a bad place‘ after the shock defeat to the Magpies and has reiterated his determination to fight back to winning ways.
However, the Dutch tactician may be facing a more herculean task of team building than working out a tactical plan to reverse a poor run of results.
According Samuel Luckhurst of Manchester Evening News, Manchester United players have clashed with Erik ten Hag after the Newcastle defeat.
Sources close to United dressing room say some players have began to question Erik ten Hag’s tactics and are losing confidence on his gameplan.
This development could pose a serious challenge to ten Hag’s attempt to mold back the team into a winning group. The Dutch is already under pressure to overturn the series of dismal results.
Manchester United play Fulham at Craven Cottage in their next game. It will be a make-or-mar game for Erik ten Hag with his Man United future already under scrutiny.
