Man United news: Erik ten Hag says relegation "is possible" amid Michael Carrick struggles

Erik 10 Hag has claimed that erstwhile nine Manchester United cannot trust connected estimation unsocial to debar relegation from the Premier League.

Man United are presently preparing to face Roma successful the Champions League connected Tuesday nighttime having not won a crippled successful immoderate contention since September 10.

Although Michael Carrick was defiant successful a property conference connected Monday, the Red Devils lone beryllium extracurricular of the Premier League relegation zone connected extremity difference.

Given the players that they person astatine their disposal and the expanding anticipation of appointing a much experienced replacement for Carrick, the presumption is that Man United volition clasp their top-flight status.

Nevertheless, speaking to ESPN NL's 'Goedemorgen Eredivisie', Ten Hag says that no-one associated with Man United tin spend immoderate complacency.

Ten Hag speaks connected Man United relegation threat

The Dutchman claims that Man United are astatine hazard of being progressive successful a "vicious circle".

He said: "In the Premier League it's surely possible, due to the fact that each the teams are simply strong.

"They're each beardown squads, each bully managers. And if you extremity up connected the incorrect broadside erstwhile and you truly get into that vicious circle, past it tin go precise difficult."

Man United person not suffered relegation from the apical formation of English shot since 1974.

Is Ten Hag Manchester United's champion manager since Ferguson?

Of 12 managers who person been successful the Man United dugout since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, lone 3 person lifted silverware.

With a Europa League, League Cup and Community Shield to his sanction and a triumph ratio of much than 58% implicit 144 matches, the stats accidental that Jose Mourinho is Man United's champion manager since Ferguson.

While Ten Hag ne'er had the aforesaid affinity with the fans arsenic the Portuguese, helium guided the nine to a League Cup and FA Cup crossed a 128-game stint.

Despite his estimation having lowered from his clip astatine Old Trafford, Ten Hag deserves much respect for the occupation that helium did astatine the Theatre of Dreams.