£600m spend, Man United inside view, Old Trafford meeting - national media's Erik ten Hag verdict

Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United remains uncertain as the October international break gets underway.

United were held to a goalless draw with Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday and have just eight points from their first seven top-flight fixtures. Pressure mounted on Ten Hag following the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the end of September and the noise has not gone away after draws with Porto and Villa.

Thomas Tuchel has been identified as a potential successor to Ten Hag in the event United decide to change the manager. It's understood officials from United will hold a meeting on Tuesday in London to discuss Ten Hag's future.

United do not return to the pitch until October 19 when they host Brentford in the first match after the international break. It remains to be seen if Ten Hag will be in the Old Trafford dugout when United faces the Bees later this month.

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Following the draw with Villa, several national media outlets have provided their assessment of Ten Hag's position as United manager.

Laurie Whitwell, via The Athletic

"For all the attention on Erik ten Hag’s job, the word from inside Old Trafford has been that we are not at the point of contemplating his tenure in the past tense. Nevertheless, the Manchester United manager undoubtedly knew the significance to his future of the match at Aston Villa after the brutal loss to Tottenham Hotspur and the wild draw at Porto. A defeat in Birmingham would have felt terminal, at least from the outside.

"So to drop Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez,