Erik ten Hag has been mocked for his Manchester United catchphrase - now we need to see it

You've probably seen the viral video by now, the one produced by the outstanding Bryan's Gunn social media account that welds together several clips of Erik ten Hag saying "stick to the plan" alongside Dion Dublin, one-time Manchester United striker and now TV presenter, asking what exactly the plan is.

It wasn't created solely to poke fun at Ten Hag, and no football figure is spared from one of the funniest accounts on X, a platform rapidly losing its ability to inject a little humour into the day. Whoever runs the account might be doing an edit on Friday after Ten Hag once again turned to his favourite phrase.

The Dutchman was in a jovial mood for his pre-Brentford press conference on Friday. He was always convinced he would remain in charge for a 126th game as United manager, but that looked a little more touch and go than Ten Hag projected.

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He has overseen a five-game winless streak, has three wins from 11 this season and 27 from 63 since the start of last season, so it's hardly a surprise that there is a feeling he is now in added time at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag continues to project an air of bullish confidence despite the results. Maybe the break has done him some good, as he certainly talked a better game than he has recently, 24 hours out from a fixture he really needs to win but surely can't afford to lose.

When asked if he had received assurances about his position, he insisted the speculation was a media invention before turning to his favourite phrase.

"The noise is only coming from the media, from you guys. From some of you, not all of