OPINION: Ineos have stripped Ten Hag of his power at United - what happens next is inevitable
"When you are supposed to be the most powerful person in the building, that is not the aura you want to be carrying. That isn't Erik ten Hag's fault. It's a natural consequence of the way Ineos went about deciding his fate this summer. They conducted a public search for a replacement from early May onwards after deciding he was to be sacked, before publicly backtracking. Is it any surprise that the analysis of every negative day at United is framed around the man sitting in the dugout, rather than anything else? That isn't to say Ten Hag is blameless. His substitutes are becoming an issue and fundamentally he just isn't winning enough football matches. It is now three wins in eight after the draw with FC Twente on Wednesday and since the start of last season, this team has won 27 of their last 60 matches in all competitions. "
Click here to read more from Tyrone Marshall ahead of this afternoon's press conference.
This weekend's Premier League fixtures
After playing each of their last two Premier League fixtures on a Saturday, United will be back in action on a Sunday this weekend, facing Tottenham Hotspur at 4.30pm.
Here is a full rundown of this weekend's Premier League fixtures and kick-off times:
Saturday:
Newcastle United vs Manchester City (12.30pm)
Arsenal vs Leicester City (3pm)
Brentford vs West Ham United (3pm)
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Everton vs Crystal Palace (3pm)
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham (3pm)
Wolves vs Liverpool (5.30pm)
Sunday:
Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa (2pm)
United vs Tottenham Hotspur (4.30pm)
Monday:
Bournemouth vs Southampton (8pm)
Hojlund will be pushing for a start
Having stepped off the bench in each of the last two games, Rasmus Hojlund will be knocking on the door in pursuit of his first start of the season this weekend.
The Dane made his long-awaited comeback from a hamstring injury against Crystal Palace last weekend and stored more minutes under his belt in the second half against FC Twente last night.
With United having scored just one goal in their last two games, Erik ten Hag might not have a choice but to deploy his star striker from the off on Sunday.
The Dutchman could be asked to rate Hojlund's chances of starting when he speaks to the media shortly.
OPINION: United have taken a £100m risk with their goalscoring problems
"Neither are strikers, either. As for the goalscorers, neither are consistent at scoring goals. Yet United invested £108.5million in Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee. Zirkzee now has one goal in seven games. His form would be a greater concern if it was not so predictable. 'Slow but top link, good footballer, drops back to play… not sure he scores enough goals,' messaged a manager who encountered Zirkzee in Italy. What you see is what you get. His and Hojlund's goalscoring records in Serie A for impressive teams outside the elite were not compelling pitches yet United committed to the long-term with both."
Click here to read more from Samuel Luckhurst ahead of this afternoon's press conference.
United's last five meetings with Tottenham
United failed to win either of last season's two Premier League meetings with Spurs, losing 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and drawing 2-2 at Old Trafford.
With that said, here is a reminder of how the last five meetings between the two clubs have unfolded:
United need to bounce back in two ways
Last night's 1-1 draw with FC Twente was a regressive step for United, both in terms of the result and their performance.
United were by no means outclassed by the Dutch outfit, but they did not do anywhere near enough to stamp their authority on a game they should have won without too many difficulities. Christian Eriksen admitted post-match that United's players felt Twente wanted it more, conceding that should never be the case at Old Trafford.
United lacked control and failed to impose themselves on the Dutch side in the way they should have done.
It means Erik ten Hag and the players will be under pressure to produce a much-improved showing against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, as well as being expected to secure a positive result.
Another below-par display will result in more difficult questions being asked.
Good afternoon!
Hello and welcome along to the Manchester Evening News' live coverage of Erik ten Hag's pre-Tottenham Hotspur press conference.
The United manager will face the media this afternoon to look ahead to Sunday's Premier League tussle with Spurs, less than 24 hours after last night's 1-1 draw with FC Twente in the Europa League.
As ever, we will bring you everything Ten Hag has to say from his sit-down chat with the media at Carrington.
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