MANCHESTER: Gary Neville has warned Erik ten Hag that he may be sacked by Manchester United.
United were knocked out of the League Cup after losing 3-0 to Newcastle at home, three days after being beaten by Manchester City in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag have now made United’s worst start to a season since the 1962-63 campaign and his side have lost five of their first 10 home games for the first time since 1930-31.
United finished third in the league in Ten Hag’s first season and ended a six-year championship drought when they beat Newcastle in last season’s League Cup final.
“Yesterday saw the Theater of Dreams turn into the Theater of Nothing. All United supporters are getting bored and tired.
“On the field, the players performed poorly, the manager struggled in front of our eyes.
“We’ve seen it before, we know how it ends and we’re tired of it,” said Neville.
The Dutchman is the fifth permanent manager since Alex Ferguson retired after winning the 2013 Premier League.
David Moyes only lasted nine months at Old Trafford, while Louis Van Gaal was sacked after two seasons, despite winning the FA Cup in 2015.
Jose Mourinho bagged two trophies, but was sacked midway through his third season when United fell 19 points behind the league leaders.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Mourinho in December 2018 before being made permanent manager four months later.
In July 2021, two months after United lost the Europa League final on penalties, the Norwegian manager extended his contract for a three-year period.
However, he was sacked after four months when United collected just 17 points from their first 12 league games and Solskjaer was replaced by Ralf Rangnick.