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Man Utd owners told they made Erik ten Hag's Man Utd job 'impossible' with decision

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Alan Shearer has suggested that Erik ten Hag has been left with an "impossible" task at Manchester United after the club's owners openly sought his replacement during the summer.

The Dutch manager has had a concerning start to the 2024/25 season, which was further exacerbated by a 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday (September 29).

This marked United's second 3-0 loss at Old Trafford this season, following an identical defeat to Liverpool earlier in the month.

Additionally, the team has only managed to net one goal at the Theatre of Dreams in their first three league matches there. READ MORE: How Sir Alex Ferguson reacted to Man United star snubbing contract to sign for Spurs READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo outs himself as secret Soccer AM fan with segment he always enjoyed On Monday's (September 30) episode of The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer, alongside co-hosts Gary Lineker and Micah Richards, argued that INEOS - under the leadership of Sir Jim Ratcliffe - conducting a public search for Ten Hag's potential successor over the summer has put the 54-year-old in an untenable position at Old Trafford. "As soon as it came out in the summer that Man United were looking at other managers, the manager was on a losing run," said the Newcastle legend. "Even though he had his FA Cup win last year which was brilliant and they deserved to win it, as soon as it came out that they were looking at other managers last year, they just did not help him at all.

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