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Erik ten Hag’s future as Manchester United supervisor has dominated the column inches this season greater than every other story. It’s been a dismal second marketing campaign in England for the 54-year-old and hypothesis has raged that Sir Jim Radcliffe will appoint a brand new supervisor in the summertime after buying sporting management at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag, nevertheless, has been unwavering in his perception that he’ll stay within the dugout subsequent season and it was not too long ago reported by the Athletic that Radcliffe is leaning in direction of giving the previous Dutch boss one other season. United gained’t be competing within the Champions League subsequent season and so they face a battle to safe a European place with 4 league video games remaining earlier than the FA Cup remaining towards Manchester City. United journey to in-form Crystal Palace tonight earlier than tough fixtures towards Arsenal, Newcastle and Brighton and Ten Hag shall be aiming to keep away from one other undesirable file.
Manchester United’s worst factors totals in Premier League historical past
Ten Hag is in peril of main Man United to their worst ever end because the Premier League’s inaugural 1992/93 season. United have misplaced 12 video games within the league this season and so they’ve solely picked up 54 factors from their 34 video games. As the graphic beneath illustrates, Ten Hag’s males want to select up 5 factors from a potential 12 of their 4 remaining fixtures to keep away from matching United’s worst remaining factors tally in Premier League historical past.
That arrived within the 2021/22 season earlier than Ten Hag’s appointment at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjær began the marketing campaign as supervisor earlier than the Norwegian was sacked and changed by Ralf Rangnick. United completed sixth that season however their worst ever league inserting arrived within the 2013/14 marketing campaign once they completed seventh beneath the tutelage of David Moyes. United have been decimated by accidents this season however Ten Hag shall be determined to keep away from the humiliation of their worst Premier League factors complete with the Dutchman beneath appreciable strain.