Manchester United are stuck in ‘purgatory’ – and there’s only one way out
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Manchester United are stuck in ‘purgatory’ – and there’s only one way out

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite that impressive record at one of English football’s mythic stadiums, Villa Park could now end up another Vicarage Road, Anfield or Goodison Park in the club’s modern history, in abruptly ending a manager’s tenure. open image in gallery Ten Hag returns to Villa Park with United desperate for a result That, however, is also why Ineos’s decision in the summer raised such eyebrows. Sunday’s opposition are really the great riposte to any excuses Ten Hag or the United leadership could make. open image in gallery United have lost three of their six games of the new Premier League season It can’t even be said that Emery took on a better situation.

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Erik ten Hag is right. Players have been softened by wokeism, fame and parasites, writes GRAEME SOUNESS
1 month ago
Man United's players AREN'T feeling the pressure of Ineos' redundancies at the club because they live in 'a bubble', claims boss Ruben Amorim
1 month ago
Premier League 2024-25: Lack of success a key factor in Manchester United’s financial troubles, says Amorim
1 month ago
Man United to lay off up to 200 more employees as part of ‘transformation plan’ to cut costs
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1 month ago
Manchester United’s mistakes have plunged them into the red – and it’s about to get worse
1 month, 1 week ago
Man United reveals the cost of its delayed decision to fire Erik ten Hag
1 month, 1 week ago
Revealed: The staggering amount Man United shelled out to sack Erik ten Hag and Dan Ashworth in costly divorces for under-fire Ineos
1 month, 1 week ago
Ruben Amorim warned against making Man United stars 'unhappy' after labelling his team 'the WORST in the club's history' following defeat by Brighton: 'This is becoming embarrassing'
2 months, 1 week ago
No more player power, standing up to Man United's big names and working them like dogs: Why a draw at Liverpool was Ruben Amorim's first real victory, writes OLIVER HOLT
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Premier League 2024-25: Liverpool ready to inflict more misery on reeling Manchester United
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Man United really COULD be relegated - the five reasons including an alarming change under Ruben Amorim that the nightmare may become real for England's biggest club
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ruben Amorim admits he is 'EMBARRASSED' to be Man United manager and accepts the team is 'not improving' under him as season threatens to spiral out of control with club sat just seven points above th
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Hopeless Manchester United booed off after Bournemouth thrashing as Ruben Amorim’s problems grow
3 months ago
Ruben Amorim must rebuild Man United from the ground up - here's why the early signs show he might just have what it takes, writes IAN LADYMAN
4 months ago
Ruben Amorim pinpoints Man Utd’s two major flaws under Erik ten Hag
4 months ago
Manchester United players will adapt to Ruben Amorim’s style, says Andre Onana
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Man United fans should not expect a quick fix when Ruben Amorim arrives at a club addicted to making mistakes, writes OLIVER HOLT
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Sacked Erik ten Hag posts open letter to Manchester United fans as ‘dream comes to an end’
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Erik ten Hag breaks silence after Man United sacking - as Dutchman thanks fans and reflects on his 'dream coming to an end'
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Man United stars' bizarre reaction after LOSING crunch Champions League match that left Erik ten Hag's staff 'rubbing their eyes' in shock
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside story of how Man Utd appointed Ruben Amorim after Erik ten Hag left ‘devastated’
4 months, 3 weeks ago
How to fix Manchester United: Miguel Delaney answers your questions on new manager and transfer window
4 months, 4 weeks ago
How Ruben Amorim can fix Man United's mountain of mess including the £350m flops up front, mending Marcus Rashford and unlocking two under-performing stars who already know him well
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Where does Erik ten Hag rank among Man United managers since Sir Alex Ferguson? From beating Man City in the FA Cup final to the humiliating 7-0 loss to Liverpool, the highs and lows of the now-sacked
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Even in glory, Erik ten Hag showed why Man Utd had to sack him
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Revealed: 'The FOUR star players Erik ten Hag instructed Man United to sign' only for the club to fail and insist his transfer demands were 'unrealistic'
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Man United players 'felt Erik ten Hag took his punishment of Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho TOO FAR', as axed Red Devils boss is accused of 'unnecessarily humiliating' both stars
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Revealed: When Erik ten Hag considered 'QUITTING Manchester United' before Ineos finally sacked the Dutchman after sorry start to the season
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has watched Man United burn, ridding himself of little people while Erik ten Hag cost them hundreds of millions. There is not a lot further to fall, writes OLIVER HOLT
5 months ago
How Erik ten Hag lost his way and dragged Manchester United into even deeper chaos
5 months ago
Erik ten Hag sacked by Manchester United
5 months ago
Erik ten Hag was a dead man walking at Man Utd – Alan Shearer
5 months ago
Revealed: How Erik ten Hag was told he was SACKED as Man United boss, and the Dutchman's surprising reaction as his two-and-a-half years in charge came to an end
5 months ago
Inside how time finally ran out for dead man walking Erik ten Hag - just 116 days after Man United's Ibiza summit, writes CHRIS WHEELER
5 months ago
Gary Neville reacts to Man Utd sacking Erik ten Hag and the moment he knew it was all over
5 months ago
Man Utd settle on ‘unanimous’ Erik ten Hag decision due to two clear reasons
5 months ago
Revealed: The HUGE fee Man United have paid to sack Erik ten Hag after renewing the Dutchman's contract nearly four months ago
5 months ago
Revealed: The issue Erik ten Hag claimed was a POSITIVE which has ultimately helped lead to his Man United sacking
5 months ago
Erik ten Hag: The highs and lows of his Manchester United reign
5 months ago
Senior Man United stars 'questioned Erik ten Hag's team choices' before the club FINALLY sacked the Dutchman after dismal run of form
5 months ago
Man United Sack Erik Ten Hag After Horrific Start to Season
5 months ago
Erik ten Hag was wrong – Manchester United’s calamitous season is about the manager
5 months ago
Erik ten Hag is SACKED by Man United - Revealed: Details of morning summoning and meeting at Carrington where he was told it was over... as Ruud van Nistelrooy takes interim job
5 months ago
Inside Erik ten Hag’s downfall: Man Utd staffer’s cutting quip, failed signings and poor man management
5 months ago
Manchester United sack manager Erik ten Hag, Premier League club confirms
5 months ago
Erik ten Hag blasts his wasteful Man United players for missing host of chances in defeat by West Ham - as under-fire boss vows to turn poor form around
5 months ago
Manchester United jet straight into London from Istanbul (and train at Leyton Orient's stadium!) ahead of crunch West Ham clash as Erik ten Hag bids to ease Ineos' temptation to change manager
5 months ago
The vultures are circling over Erik ten Hag as Man United hold secret talks with potential replacements, writes CHRIS WHEELER... there was always a danger that a poor start to the season would land hi
5 months ago
Man United have now gone a whole YEAR without a win in Europe... the stats that shame Erik ten Hag's side after Fenerbahce draw
5 months ago
Erik ten Hag heaps praise on 'winner' Jose Mourinho as Man United get set to face their former manager in Europa League action this week
5 months, 1 week ago

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