Erik ten Hag handed 'new Man United deadline' as Manuel Ugarte complaint debunked

Manchester United head into another busy week in high spirits after a return to winning ways in the Premier League at Southampton.

United may have started shakily at St Mary's Stadium, but they were good value for the three points in the end. Matthijs de Ligt, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were on the scoresheet as the Reds made it two wins from four to start the season.

Erik ten Hag's team return to action on Tuesday night when they host Barnsley in the Carabao Cup. However, despite the good feeling going into the match, the latest look at the media headlines suggests the Dutchman is far from being in the clear at this stage.

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According to Give Me Sport, United's hierarchy have informed Ten Hag he will need to prove himself over the next month before Ineos are suitably satisfied that he is the right man for the job. It is believed Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co want to see signs of an identity being built by Ten Hag and a style of play before giving him further reassurances.

What MEN Sport says: When Dan Ashworth and Omar Berrada sat down with journalists prior to the defeat to Liverpool, they insisted they were happy with Ten Hag as manager. Having given him a new contract in the summer, they can hardly say otherwise. However, if they were to sack him now, all they would do is weaken themselves in the eyes of the fans. Ineos have chosen to stick with him so they can't backtrack on that in less than six months. They need to get behind their manager now and setting him a tight deadline to prove himself is unlikely to gain the reaction they want.

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