{"id":293514,"date":"2023-10-30T16:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293514"},"modified":"2023-10-30T16:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:24:24","slug":"manchester-united-staff-fear-the-club-will-miss-out-on-top-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/manchester-united-staff-fear-the-club-will-miss-out-on-top-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United staff &apos;fear the club will miss out on top four&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Manchester United staff &#8216;fear the club will miss out on a top four finish&#8217; after Manchester City thrashing continues awful start to the season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United lost 3-0 to rivals Man City in the Premier League on Sunday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s team are eighth in the table, eight points adrift of the top four<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Manchester United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United staff reportedly have serious concerns over the team&#8217;s ability to finish in the top four this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s humbling 3-0 defeat to local rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday made it five losses in their opening 10 Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s struggling side now sit eighth in the table, already eight points adrift of fourth-placed Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And a source has told ESPN that there are real fears inside the club they they will miss out on qualification for Europe&#8217;s premier competition.<\/p>\n<p>United have suffered this fate four times in the last 10 seasons and they will need to turn things around quickly if they are to avoid it once again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/15\/77178903-12688945-image-a-50_1698678644401.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United staff have serious concerns over the team&#8217;s ability to finish in the top four<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s report adds that United chiefs still have faith in Ten Hag to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils do have three very winnable league games next against Fulham, Luton and Everton before big games against Newcastle and Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag is under increasing pressure and supporters were far from impressed with his team selection and approach to the City game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The last time United lost five of their first 10 games of a season was 37 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/15\/77174979-12688945-image-a-55_1698678668563.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s defeat to Man City was their fifth in their opening 10 Premier League matches\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12688945\/Manchester-United-staff-fear-club-miss-four-finish-Manchester-City-thrashing-continues-awful-start-season.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Manchester United staff &#8216;fear the club will miss out on a top four finish&#8217; 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