Erik Ten Hag reflects on Man United’s performance against Aston Villa

Erik Ten Hag has reacted to Manchester United's hard-fought result against Aston Villa at the Villa Park before the international break.

The Dutchman has been under scrutiny in the past few weeks following Manchester United's poor performance in most games since the beginning of the 2024/25 season. Erik Ten Hag confirmed in an interview after the game against Aston Villa that he is in constant communication with the board and no one has ever spoken to him about his future.

He said,

"I don’t have any idea that is different. Because they should have told me. We communicate very open, very transparent. I speak continuously with them and just after the game, I have to do my job, talk with the players, manage the players and answer questions from you. We always talk. Every week, I would say every day we talk, so I expect I will speak with them. I think you said it very good - external noise. Internal, we are disappointed, we know we have to do better, especially we need to score more, that is the moment in this area after this block of games where we are really short. All the other areas we are doing really well: four clean sheets, so that tells something about the defending and about the organisation, the defending of defensive transitions. We are doing really well, we are really improving on that point."

Who will Manchester United bring as a possible replacement for Erik Ten Hag?

There are unconfirmed reports that the former Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel could be on his way to Old Trafford. The German has been out of job since June 2024 after he left his role as the manager of Bayern Munich

However, this international break will give the board enough time to decide on what they want for the club when it comes to the club's managerial position. Manchester United are currently placed in 14th place on the Premier League table after seven games which is not a position that the owners and supporters are excited about.

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