EPL: Manchester United Were Too Late to Sack Erik ten Hag

EPL: Manchester United Were Too Late to Sack Erik ten Hag

  • Manchester United secured all three points in their fourth game under their interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy on Sunday afternoon
  • The English Premier League giants have been unbeaten since they sacked Dutch manager Erik ten Hag late last month
  • A football analyst blamed the Manchester United board for taking so long before the decided to part ways with the former Ajax coach

Manchester United's impressive performance since they decided to part ways with Erik ten Hag continued in the English Premier League as they defeated Leicester City 3-0 at Old Trafford.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, in charge of his fourth game as interim coach against the Foxes, maintained his unbeaten record.

Bruno Fernandes scored a brace in the first half, and second-half substitute Alejandro Garnacho scored a worldie eight minutes before the final whistle.

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Erik ten Hag during his last game in charge of Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag reacts as he looks on during his last match in charge of Manchester United against West Ham United FC at London Stadium on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Photo: Justin Setterfield.
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Man Utd's decision to sack ten Hag came late

Football analyst Tosin Alli, who is also a Manchester United fan, chatted with Briefly News and claimed the Red Devils' recent performance is due to good coaching from van Nistelrooy.

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"It can be said that Manchester United's recent performance is because the players are trying to impress the newly appointed manager, but there are some decisions Ruud took that ten Hag would've not taken," he said.
"Like against Leicester City today, Diogo Dalot was having a difficult time against Fatawu, but was replaced with Mazraoui switching sides; that's what a good coach does."

Alli went on to blame the Manchester United board for being too late before they decided to sack ten Hag.

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"Manchester United made the decision to sack ten Hag late and made the mistake of sticking with him after last season," he added.
"I hope Ruben Amorim succeeds at United, but now he needs to convince the fans he was the right choice with the beautiful works Ruud has done as interim manager."

How Man United will play under Amorim

Briefly News earlier reported that Amorim briefly explained how Manchester United could play when he takes charge.

He stressed that he wants his team to play "without fear", meaning we will see a much more attacking style at Old Trafford.

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Source: Briefly News

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Raphael Abiola (sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.