Erik ten Hag is still laboring under pressure of the sack is in pressing need to turn Manchester United’s awful form around if he is to keep his job at Old Trafford with Manchester United hosting Brentford on Saturday.
The Dutchman may yet be on his way out of Old Trafford despite having survived the international break if he is unable to arrest United’s poor form. The latest news link Brentford boss Thomas Frank as one of the managers currently under consideration to replace Ten Hag should United’s appalling form continues. The Bees chief has now finally broken the silence on the reports linking him to the job at Old Trafford.
Frank has insisted he is happy at Brentford amid talk of Manchester United interest. However the Dane has not closed the door completley on taking over the Red Devils if Erik ten Hag is sacked.
“I’ve said many times I’m very happy at Brentford. Who knows what will happen in the future. Maybe I stay here for many years. I’m open, maybe something happens. But first and foremost, very happy, just working very hard every day to make the club better,” he said.
“That’s because it’s very difficult to predict the future. Who knows what will happen. How many coaches have been at the same club more than six years? Very few.”
On another front, club legend David Beckham has backed controlling co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to turn United around. However Beckham has warned Sir Jim Ratcliffe that the latter needs to bring success back to Manchester United quickly as the Red Devils icon believes United fans have grown tired of their side’s poor performances in recent years.
“I really like Jim, I’ve met him a few times over the years with a few mutual friends. I think that he’s a fan and obviously he’s a great businessman as well, one of the best and one of the biggest,” Beckham told the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast.
“I think the fans had lost faith with the leadership over the years. I think we’ve been quite patient as United fans over the years, but we want those good old days back. We want those days back, and the sooner the better.”