Gary Neville claims ‘looks like the end’ for Ten Hag after ‘dumping’ Man Utd pair for Villa clash

Gary Neville believes bums will be squeaking in the Manchester United boardroom on Sunday afternoon as they face Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his colleagues praying they won’t be forced to make a decision over Erik ten Hag for now.

Manchester United’s dreadful performance against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend and their dreadful defending in a 3-3 draw with Porto in midweek – which United led 2-0 only to have to come from behind in the last minute to recover a point – increased the score. pressure on Ten Hag, who was expected to be fired at the end of last season only to receive a reprieve.

Neville said on Sky Sports: “We always know that clubs obviously reassess during international breaks, and everyone who was at Old Trafford last week – I don’t even think you need to be in the stadium – has recognized that it felt like a monumental day.

“There’s going to have to be a serious setback in the performance, and this game today, I still think United struggle against any team that is remotely organized and knows what they’re doing, and this team from Villa certainly knows what she’s doing.

“(There will be) a bit of fear today, I imagine, in the Manchester United boardroom that the situation (could) accelerate and get out of their control. They will obviously want to try and stay calm, they’ll want to try and keep Erik ten Hag for the season, but sometimes these things get out of hand.

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Neville was also surprised to see Ten Hag go with Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans as the starting centre-back pairing against Aston Villa, saying: “Actually at one point I thought Gary and Phil Neville could be the backs lateral!

“I have to admit that if you think about the fact that Manchester United have five or six centre-backs, if you had told me five or six weeks ago we would end up with Jonny Evans and Harry Maguire at centre-back. …Jonny Evans has been a fantastic centre-back, Harry Maguire is still a fantastic centre-back… but I would have said there must be four injuries for the others.

“The fact that de Ligt and Martinez were sent to the bench… you can’t argue with the decision from a footballing point of view, because if you look at the goals United conceded in Porto, they were horrible from a footballing point of view. view of de Ligt and Martinez.

“But just optically, from a plan point of view… the plan was this season for Erik ten Hag to establish his style of play and move the team up the pitch, make it more aggressive, make it more in the game.” style he wanted to implement.

“United will now camp on the edge of their box with Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans. That’s not the plan.

“For me it’s a bit like throwing the baby out with the bath water, a bit like when a manager is struggling at the end of his tenure when he throws out the young players and says ‘I’m going to choose the best.’ players I like, those I can trust and those who train every day.” It’s a bit like that today.

“But United got results when Erik ten Hag needed them in the past and we will see what happens in the next few hours.”