Thomas Tuchel and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer know Erik ten Hag's biggest problem at Manchester United

Manchester United has never been the place to go for a steady season and this season looks set to be no different.

Wednesday's Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich had an air of inevitability about it, not least because United had a full team of injured players watching on from Manchester. But it was their third straight defeat across all competitions and a fourth in five games.

Erik ten Hag was asked after the loss at home to Brighton on Saturday whether his side were in crisis, to which he was defiant in insisting they were not. Whether he is right or wrong is a matter of opinion, but the fact that the question was asked - and that it is being debated - presents the Dutchman with his biggest challenge.

The mark of any player or manager lies in how they cope with representing United, a club whose shirt weighs heavier than most. Expectation among fans remains high and a crisis seems only two or three defeats away at all times.

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It does not help that so much of what is now 24-hour football coverage is so heavily focused on United. Gary Neville and Roy Keane are on Sky Sports every weekend giving their opinion on the club, Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes the same for TNT Sports. Peter Schmeichel, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Owen and many more are also appearing regularly.

"Your start to the season doesn't say much," Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel said of United earlier this week. "They were never really out of the game against Brighton either. They have a lot of individual quality and are extremely dangerous.

"I felt with Man United there was always a lot of noise, a lot of pundits are