Unseen Erik ten Hag gesture helped show how fans feel about his future at Manchester United

Ten Hag's gesture to supporters

Erik ten Hag approached the away section and applauded Manchester United fans around an hour before kick-off. They responded with generous applause and appreciated his gesture.

Ten Hag still has the backing of a portion of matchgoing fans, who are reluctant to see another United manager bite the dust, and a 3-2 victory over Chelsea would have been the perfect tonic after a disappointing performance against Brentford, who deserved to win last weekend.

The game threatened to turn ugly after Chelsea took a 2-0 lead within just 20 minutes, but United fought their way back into the game and showed impressive resilience.

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If the dressing room weren't playing for their manager they would have collapsed after those goals, and United did brilliantly to turn the game around after early setbacks.

Ten Hag should have been delighted when the final whistle blew - he was dumbfounded and searching for answers instead. Diogo Dalot conceded a penalty deep into injury time and United conceded again, with Cole Palmer finding the back of the net to make it 4-3.

Ten Hag has been under immense pressure over the last few months and the noise is only going to get louder. He looked seething when making a quick exit from the touchline.

Antony takes his chance

Antony had his best match for United since signing from Ajax in Ten Hag's first summer in charge. He looked bright from the start and was the most likely to create something.

He played a part in all three goals, doing exceptionally well to keep the move alive for the first, picking the right pass to Dalot for the