Rio Ferdinand urges Manchester United not to ‘knee-jerk’ and sack Erik ten Hag because ‘he’s shown that he can improve the team’ despite dire run of form
- United have lost four of their first seven league games and are 10th in the table
- Their weekend defeat means this is the club’s worst ever star to a Prem season
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Rio Ferdinand has insisted that Manchester United need to hold fire in potentially sacking Erik ten Hag.
United have endured their worst ever start to a Premier League season under the Dutchman, currently 10th in the table with just three wins from their opening seven matches of the season.
The club have also been plagued by off-the-field issues, with Antony taking time away following domestic abuse allegations and Jadon Sancho engulfed in a war of words with his manager and not available for selection.
Ferdinand made 45 appearances for the Red Devils between 2002 and 2014, winning six league titles. They club haven’t won one since, however, and look as far away as ever this term.
Ferdinand, though, speaking on his FIVE YouTube channel, warned that United shouldn’t kneejerk and change their manager.
Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to give manager Erik ten Hag time and not sack him despite the club’s poor run of form
The Red Devils have made their worst ever start to a Premier League season under Erik ten Hag
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‘At the end of last season, everyone who had watched Man Utd was saying, “they’re not Man Utd and where everyone expects them to be, but you can see they’re improving.
‘We start the season, for whatever reason it’s like they’ve gone backwards. So, you’re waiting now for a response, for them to come again. Remember when he (Ten Hag) started last season – poor results early on.
‘You’re hoping that trajectory continues again and at some point, it changes, but at the moment, I can understand where negativity comes from, I can understand why certain parts of the fanbase are booing at the stadium a little bit.
‘You still need time, man. Knee-jerk reactions of, “ah, get rid of him, get rid of him”, you have got to give the guy some time. He showed that he can improve the team, improve the players, but they need to get going now.’
United have been preparing for their Champions League tie against Galatasary this Tuesday
United lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace at the weekend as they picked up their fourth league defeat of the season.
Boos rang round the ground at Old Trafford following full time, with the club also losing to Arsenal, Brighton and Tottenham in the league this season.
They will take on Galatasaray next in the Champions League this week, in dire search of some points having lost their opening match of the group stage against Bayern Munich a fortnight ago.
Ten Hag’s side will host Brentford in the Premier League next this coming weekend.
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