The Guardian’s Manchester football correspondent Jamie Jackson explains why Erik ten Hag has been sacked as Manchester United‘s manager despite being backed by the club in the summer. After only a handful of games, Manchester United’s 2024-2025 season didn’t get off to a promising start, with the team sitting ‘closer to relegation than the top four’. Ten Hag spent £200m in the summer but the new players have been unable to impress so far and Ten Hag hasn’t been able to progress the team
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