Ten Hag shares the position with ex-Man City captain and Burnley coach, Vincent Kompany
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag is at risk of losing his job if results at the club do not improve quickly and drastically.
According to Sky Bet, the Dutch tactician has emerged as the fourth favourite Premier League boss to get sacked this season, as he is currently 12/1 to be the next head coach to be fired.
Ten Hag jointly holds the position with former Man City captain and Burnley coach, Vincent Kompany.
While the United boss has lost 4 of his Premier League fixtures this season, Kompany is yet to win a game since Burnley won promotion to the English top flight.
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The only three managers considered to be in more danger to be let go than Ten Hag are Wolves’ Gary O’Neil at 9/1, Everton’s Sean Dyche at 7/1 and Sheffield United’s Paul Heckingbottom at 4/11.
Ten Hag found a bit of relief following United’s 1-0 win at Burnley and the 3-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup.
However, that was short-lived – with the Red Devils going down 1-0 to Palace in the Premier League over the weekend.
It was yet another poor performance at Old Trafford and piles more pressure on Ten Hag.
Man United are currently 10th on the league table and have only picked 9 points from a possible twenty-one.
Meanwhile, former Man United forward, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has questioned Erik ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford amid the club’s escalating crisis.
Speaking on TalkTV, he said: “Coming from Ajax to United as he did is a big difference — I have been in both clubs. You have a different kind of discipline. Ajax is a talented club. They have the best talents in the club. They don’t have big stars,”
He further added: “How much time do you give a coach? It depends on the owners, what they want, but if you listen to the fans, you don’t have a lot of time because they want to win, and I understand them because they are used to winning and they want to still win.”