At 20:30 on the evening of December 23, Beijing time, in a key battle in the 18th round of the English Premier League, the "Red Devils" Manchester United lost 0:2 to the "Hammers" West Ham United. The defeat was Manchester United's eighth defeat in the Premier League this season and their 13th in 26 games in all competitions so far this season.
Erik ten Hag, who was named the Premier League's manager of the month for November, looked dazed after witnessing the team's defeat away to West Ham United, while West Ham United manager David Moyes (Manchester United's first manager after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement).then wave a fist in celebration. Yes,Since Erik ten Hag won last month's Manager of the Month award, United have gone four games without a win in all competitions this month (one draw, three defeats), and in those four games, the Red Devils have not scored a single goal, conceding six. The Champions League group stage exit and the Premier League have also dropped to 8th place, which is a true portrayal of Manchester United this month. Erik ten Hag's position is in jeopardy. On a side note, United have scored just 18 goals and conceded 23 goals in 18 Premier League games this season, the fewest goals scored by any team in the Premier League's top 10 and the only team in the Premier League's top 10 to have a negative goal difference.
The reason why Manchester United have scored so few goals in the Premier League this season is also worth as much as 2The 6.8 billion euro forward line is not strong. In particular, right winger Anthony Mateus dos Santos, who joined from Ajax for 100 million euros last season, and Rasmus Hojlen, a center forward who joined from Atalanta Bergamo for 75 million euros this season, both have 0 goals + 0 assists in the Premier League this season.
Manchester United's next three league games include Aston Villa (H), Nottingham Forest (A) and Tottenham Hotspur (H). Of those, the two home games against Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur were hard-hitting. Should the Reds slip up again in the next three league games, Erik ten Hag could be sacked at any time.