Manchester United focus on Porto as speculation about Erik Ten Hag's future mounts

Manchester United sources have insisted the sole focus is on Thursday's Europa League match away to Porto amid speculation surrounding head coach Erik ten Hag’s future.

The Red Devils succumbed to a miserable 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, piling pressure on the Dutchman and testing the patience of Ineos, which now controls football operations at Old Trafford under its chairman and chief executive Jim Ratcliffe.

Speculation is mounting that Ten Hag’s days at United are now numbered, despite the club putting their faith in him over the summer and extending his contract.

However, those close to the club insisted it was business as usual on Monday morning, with the focus simply trained on the next match in Portugal, as well as Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa before the October international break.

United have been described as a "mess" by former England striker Alan Shearer, while BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker felt the players looked like "lost souls" against Tottenham.

Shearer, speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, said: "Can anyone tell me what Manchester United are?

"What is their system? What is their plan? Do they sit, do they attack, do they press? I don’t know. I don’t have a clue what they are. They are a mess."

Lineker added: "It’s hard to see him turning this around now. He must be under terrible pressure. Who knows what the owners think?

"They look like lost souls."

The red card for Bruno Fernandes was one of the lowlights of Sunday’s meek surrender, but the Portuguese star was determined to move on and concentrate on the midweek trip to his home city.

"It’s a side that always does really well in Europe, we have to be aware of that," Fernandes told MUTV.

"It’s a team that has a great spirit, (are)