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Published 09:46 IST, October 28th 2024

Erik ten Hag Left Frustrated As Manchester United Lose Again In 2-1 Defeat Against West Ham

The pressure is on top of Erik ten Hag as Manchester United lost again in a 2-1 defeat against West Ham.

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Matthijs de Ligt protests to referee David Coote. | Image: AP

Manchester United continued their horrible run of form in International football as they succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against West Ham in their Premier League match. With a defeat against West Ham, Manchester United slipped down to 14th position in the Premier League standings. With another winless day for the Red Devils, the pressure is building on United Manager, Erik ten Hag who is currently living on borrowed time has the pressure building on him and if things continue like this, Erik ten Hag will soon be out of a job. 

Manchester United Lose 2-1 Against West Ham 

If seeing a player miss an open goal wasn’t bad enough for Erik ten Hag, the Manchester United manager then had to endure the VAR overturning an on-field decision to give a stoppage-time penalty that plunged his team to a 2-1 defeat at West Ham.

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Jarrod Bowen converted a highly disputed penalty in the second minute of added-on time after a foul by Matthijs de Ligt as United counted the cost of a string of wasted chances, notably when Diogo Dalot sidefooted over when faced with an empty net in the first half. 

Erik ten Hag Speaks On Disappointing Loss Against West Ham 

“We have to score, we created so many chances,” said Ten Hag, whose United team has lost four of its nine games and is languishing in 14th place in the 20-team standings.

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Crysencio Summerville put West Ham ahead against the run of play in the 74th before Casemiro equalized for United at Olympic Stadium.

(With AP Inputs)

Updated 09:46 IST, October 28th 2024