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Rob Dawson, Correspondent
PORTO, Portugal — Erik ten Hag has insisted he retains the religion of Manchester United‘s management, however admitted his gamers should present a response to the defeat to Tottenham once they play FC Porto.
Ten Hag has come under severe pressure following the chastening 3-0 defeat to Spurs on Sunday.
The Dutchman has revealed he is held conversations with the membership’s management staff for the reason that consequence, which left United thirteenth within the Premier League desk.
He’ll lead his staff of their Europa League tie towards Porto at Estadio do Dragao on Thursday and admitted his gamers should bounce again rapidly to brighten the temper across the membership.
“We speak each day,” Ten Hag instructed a information convention on Wednesday. “It is a long-term challenge. It is a long-term union. We’ll hold stepping into that course of. We’ll speak each day. Day-after-day we are going to consider, evaluate the method and the place it’s a necessity, we are going to make our choices.
“As all the time when we aren’t successful, we’re very upset and we’re additionally mad, mad with ourselves and particularly if you lose a recreation like Sunday.
“We’re mad and from the insanity now we have to get motivation and go onto the subsequent recreation.”
CEO Omar Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth each publicly backed Ten Hag earlier than the defeat to Liverpool in early September.
Sources have instructed ESPN that regardless of the run of poor kind, the membership intend to stay with the 54-year-old till no less than after Sunday’s journey to Aston Villa on Sunday.
Ten Hag was requested whether or not United’s management had privately supplied a vote of confidence for the reason that defeat to Tottenham, however the former Ajax coach instructed reporters it was not wanted.
“It is not crucial to provide me confidence,” he mentioned.
“We speak each day about how we are able to enhance this membership and this staff. How we are able to co-operate, how can we enhance the processes; that’s what we’re speaking about.”
Whereas Porto warmed up for United with a 4-0 win over Arouca Sunday, Ten Hag’s staff are on a three-match winless run. However Porto coach Vitor Bruno is adamant it isn’t an excellent time to play their Premier League guests.
“I do know what you imply, speaking concerning the final match,” Bruno mentioned. “However no, in no way. Precisely the other. We all the time see them as a menace. I’ve heard lots of people saying that he was coming with a rope round his neck however it will be an enormous mistake [to underestimate them]. We’re speaking about world-class gamers.”
Kobbie Mainoo is about to be accessible to face Porto regardless of limping off through the first half towards Spurs. The England midfielder educated at Carrington on Wednesday morning, however Mason Mount was absent after struggling a head damage towards Tottenham.
United’s journey to Portugal on Wednesday afternoon was delayed due to fog in Porto resulting in Ten Hag’s information convention being delayed for greater than two hours.
