Erik ten Hag should go if ‘laughing inventory’ Man Utd lose to Wigan, says MOTD icon

Erik ten Hag‘s place shall be untenable if Manchester United undergo one other embarrassing defeat on Monday night time, says Mark Lawrenson.

The former Match of the Day pundit and Liverpool legend has warned the United supervisor he can not afford one other slip up. The Red Devils face a brief journey to League One Wigan Athletic on Monday night time for his or her FA Cup third spherical tie.

And Ten Hag goes into the competition underneath enormous strain with United’s season in peril of completely falling aside. They are already out of Europe fully after ending all-time low of their Champions League group, and the Premier League has been a continuing supply of distress too with the group sat eighth within the desk after 20 video games performed.

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The FA Cup might present United with a little bit of respite, as long as they produce knowledgeable efficiency on the DW Stadium. Although followers are understandably fearing what might occur subsequent – even with Ten Hag having the liberty to pick out his finest obtainable XI.

United go into the sport in fairly horrid type, and misplaced 2-1 at Nottingham Forest of their final outing earlier than the flip of the yr. Lawrenson feels there can be no excuse tonight for Ten Hag in the event that they do slip up once more, and will probably be the time for the membership to tug the plug.

“After Manchester United’s lacklustre efficiency towards Nottingham Forest, in the event that they misplaced to Wigan, Erik ten Hag must say, ‘thank you but no thank you’, as a result of that’s the worst outcome attainable for them, no disrespect to Wigan,” Lawrenson told Paddy Power.

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“With Sir Jim Ratcliffe, he’s gone through five managers in OGC Nice. With Manchester United, there are so many other things as well – the roof needs fixing, they will be selling people in the January transfer window, and the club needs a major overhaul, so what does he do?

“If Ten Hag loses at Wigan, he has to go – it’s become a laughing stock.”

Should United get dumped out the FA Cup, they will solely have yet one more sport till February. Tottenham go to Old Trafford within the Premier League on Sunday, January 14.