Man United has become a ‘graveyard’ for managers and players, claims club legend Gary Neville… as he admits feeling ‘very sorry’ for Erik ten Hag amid the Red Devils’ bleak run of form
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Manchester United have become a ‘graveyard for coaches and players’, Gary Neville claimed as he offered his condolences to the club’s manager Erik ten Hag.
The Red Devils continued to suffer from dismal form, suffering a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday after losing to Crystal Palace in the Premier League last weekend.
The successive defeats have subsequently put pressure on Ten Hag, with a selection of United supporters wondering whether the Dutchman is the right man to lead their club back to the top.
However, Neville has admitted he feels sorry for the United boss and claims his old side has become a ‘graveyard’ for managers and players alike.
‘I feel sorry for the manager. “I know a lot of people will say he needs to do a lot better, but there are a lot of big problems at the club that managers have discovered over the last decade,” Neville said. talkSPORT.
Gary Neville claims Manchester United have become a ‘graveyard for coaches and players’
United suffered a dismal 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday
Neville admitted he felt ‘very sorry’ for Erik ten Hag amid Red Devils’ dismal rom
“I think until these issues are resolved, we will continue to see underperforming teams and underperforming players. It has become a graveyard for coaches and players – it’s not a very strong term.
“There have been very few players who have excelled at Manchester United over the last 10 years. They were all great players when they came to the club, they were all wanted by other clubs.
‘They won these players from other clubs and eventually they came to Manchester United and in the end they didn’t succeed and they didn’t perform at their level, why is that?
‘That’s because it’s not culturally correct to accept players in the way we should, and we (United) have to get that right.’
It was a painful run of form for Ten Hag and United, who are languishing in the middle of the table
The Red Devils now have the same loss ratio under Ten Hag as under Ralf Rangnick
Following their disappointing defeat to the Eagles at Old Trafford, Ten Hag now has the same Premier League loss ratio as Ralf Rangnick, who took charge on an interim basis before his arrival in the summer of 2022.
Both with a 29 percent loss ratio in the league, Rangnick was defeated in seven of his 24 games in charge of United, while Ten Hag lost 13 of his first 45 games.
The ex-Ajax boss initially raised hopes in Manchester after leading the club to third place in the Premier League last season, but his side have struggled since then and are languishing in mid-table, well behind the top four.
Manchester United hopes to win again on Saturday against Brentford, who defeated the Red Devils 4-0 last season during the first few weeks of Ten Hag at Old Trafford.
