'If this was Mourinho' - Arsenal icon Martin Keown questions Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United

Former Arsenal captain Martin Keown has questioned Erik ten Hag's suitability for the Manchester United job and suggested he could soon be sacked if results don't go his way.

Ten Hag has overseen three consecutive victories in recent weeks, although none of those performances have been encouraging. United have relied on Scott McTominay, Diogo Dalot and Harry Maguire to get winning goals and often been the inferior side against the likes of Sheffield United and FC Copenhagen.

Prior to that run, United had endured their worst start to a season for 39 years, losing six of their opening 10 games across all competitions. A place in the Champions League knockout stages is already under serious threat while qualification for next year's edition looks unlikely.

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Asked whether he thought Ten Hag was the right man for the job, Keown told talkSPORT: “Not what I’m seeing right now. If this was [Jose] Mourinho in situ then I’m pretty certain all the former players would be on the bandwagon now and saying they want him out.

“I don’t know whether or not his public relations are very good but what I’m seeing with my own eyes, I don’t see a convincing performance. Now, because he’s getting results, he’s in there fighting, he’s got a chance.

“It doesn’t matter what people believe or what they think, it’s about turning around results. This is the biggest opportunity they ever get now at the weekend [against Manchester City] but I don’t see City slipping up again, it can’t happen.

“Potentially he’s out of his depth, it looks like he is right now. They’re just hanging on to get results. If he