Man Utd arrest maintains Ten Hag at risk, Spurs shaken by Brighton

Erik 10 Hag urged he preserves the assistance of Manchester United’s pecking order after his struggling side were held to a 0-0 draw versus Aston Villa, while Tottenham blew a two-goal lead in a spectacular 3-2 loss at Brighton on Sunday.

Ten Hag is dealing with to prevent the sack after United’s depressing begin to the Premier League period, yet their most current spluttering screen did little to recommend he can transform the trend.

United captain Bruno Fernandes shattered a 2nd fifty percent free-kick off bench, yet the site visitors required a Diogo Dalot block on Jaden Philogene’s fired to prevent a harmful loss.

After ending up 8th last period– their worst last setting given that 1990– United are suffering in 14th area until now in this project with just 2 success in their very first 7 organization video games.

Ten Hag’s group have actually gone 5 video games without a win in all competitors given that defeating third-tier Barnsley in the League Cup.

United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe declined to ensure Ten Hag’s setting on Friday, confessing the club is not where he desires them to be.

The British billionaire, that saw from the stands at Villa Park together with his coterie of consultants and previous employer Alex Ferguson, will rarely have actually been comforted that the Dutchman is the ideal option to raise United out of their despair.

But Ten Hag stays certain he will certainly be offered time to transform the trend after winning the FA Cup last period and the League Cup in his launching project.

“We always speak, we speak every week. We are all onboard together, on one page,” Ten Hag claimed when asked if he was preparing to talk to Ratcliffe and firm.

“We know where we are working to, it’s a long-term project and we have to keep improving the process.

“We have actually confirmed in 2 really hard away video games this is a group and you reveal the togetherness and the spirit, yet likewise the idea and the belief they have.”

– Spurs meltdown –

At the Amex Stadium, Brennan Johnson put Tottenham in front after 25 minutes with a clinical strike from Dominic Solanke’s pass. It was the Wales forward’s sixth goal in his last six appearances.

James Maddison doubled Tottenham’s lead in the 37th minute as the midfielder’s shot eluded Bart Verbruggen’s weak attempted save.

But Yankuba Minteh reduced the deficit with a close-range blast after Destiny Udogie’s woeful clearance in the 48th minute

Georginio Rutter eluded three Tottenham defenders to convert Kaoru Mitoma’s 58th minute pass with a composed finish from 12 yards.

And Tottenham’s meltdown was complete eight minutes later when Danny Welbeck was left unmarked to head home from Rutter’s cross.

Tottenham’s third defeat in seven league games raised renewed questions about boss Ange Postecoglou’s refusal to adapt his attacking philosophy after their defensive flaws were brutally exposed.

“Disappointing Frustrated and definitely gutted with that said. Worst loss given that I’ve been below. Unacceptable 2nd fifty percent. Nowhere near where we must be. We obtained brought away with just how we were going,” Postecoglou said.

Earlier, Noni Madueke’s equaliser rescued Chelsea in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Nottingham Forest that ended the Blues’ five-match winning run.

Enzo Maresca’s fourth placed side fell behind to Chris Wood’s strike early in the second half at Stamford Bridge.

England winger Madueke hauled Chelsea level but the hosts couldn’t find a winner despite their numerical advantage in the closing stages.

Forest had to play the last 12 minutes with 10 men after James Ward-Prowse was sent off.

In a separate incident, virtually all 22 players were involved in a late melee, sparked when Forest’s Neco Williams pushed Marc Cucurella off the pitch, causing him to knock Maresca to the ground.

” I assume the group is dealing with completely. I do not assume a few of them shed their heads, I assume they were every one of them in the video game, so I enjoyed with that said,” Maresca claimed after Chelsea were revealed 6 yellow cards for the 2nd time this period.

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