The leaders of Manchester United yesterday witnessed the boring goalless draw between Aston Villa and precisely Red Devils: the team fails to score, but there is no more time. After two draws in the last two matches against Porto and indeed VillainsINEOS and the Glazer family will decide the future of the chief engineer, Erik ten Hagtomorrow. “I’m still standing”, headlines the front page Daily Express. It only remains to be seen how long the Dutchman will remain on the United bench given the poor ranking situation in the Premier League (8 points in 7 games). But according to the Daily Express, the owners appear reluctant to sack him.
As for the pressure on Ten Hag, yesterday Johnny Evans – following the 0-0 draw at Villa Park – admitted that any talk about their manager’s future “has an impact on the players”.
Below are the main openings in England:
Mirror – Ten Hag’s boring meeting
Daily Express – I’m still standing
The Daily Telegraph – Talk about Ten Hag influences players