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Erik ten Hag has dominated the back pages this morning with quotes from a question asking the United boss whether the team would be better with a different manager.

Commenting first that he was "not thinking about that", he then added: "We made the decision to stay together as ownership and a leadership group in the summer. We made the decision from after a clear review what we have to improve as an organisation and how we want to construct a squad.

"We knew it would take some time because of how the window went. Some players were late in like [Manuel] Ugarte. We still have some injuries. We will get better. We need some time.

"We are all one page together, the ownership, the leadership group, the staff and the players’ group as well. I don’t have that concern."

In the cutthroat world of football, needing "some time" when a decent chunk of money has already been spent is usually a recipe for your P45. So, realistically, how long can Ten Hag hang on to his role at Old Trafford?

Hit the left thumb if you think the United hierarchy will stick it out and keep Ten Hag until the end of the season.

Or click the right thumb if you feel the Dutchman might be gone by the end of October.

One extreme to the other.

Nigel Reo-Coker
Former West Ham midfielder on the Football Daily podcast

I was thinking to myself, what can be said about Manchester United that hasn't already been said?' There is no identity, there isn't any culture, there is everything that does not represent what Manchester United once was as a football club. That is the scary part of it.

I don't see any leaders on the pitch for them, I don't see representation of what it means to where that shirt. It seems we keep saying the same thing again an again.

There is only one outcome left really and it has to be change. Something really needs to change at the club and the performances. It's funny, Erik ten Hag says his players are great characters, how are we not seeing these great characters when it matters when they put on the shirt and go and represent Manchester United on the football pitch?

J, Oxford

Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

I call this ‘tin hat time’.

Manchester United suffer a bad (really bad) result, everyone has an opinion (negative) and the club finds itself under siege. It’s time to put on the tin hats and ignore the noise.

What do they do?

I am not getting any sense there will be a knee-jerk reaction. United want to portray a sense of calm.

But clearly Thursday’s trip to Porto and Sunday’s Premier League match at Aston Villa offer both an opportunity to reset and a chance a rubbish situation could get even worse.

This is an old and familiar situation at Old Trafford. But the people in charge are new. This is their first big test since concluding Erik ten Hag was the right man to stay in charge.

Leadership starts at the top. This is the point at which actions speak louder than words.

John Murray
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

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It was an early season mid-table match but it was loaded with pressure.

But while Manchester United crumbled, Tottenham rose to the occasion. And in a classic case of Ange Postecoglou sticking to his principles, Maddison and Kulusevski, caused problem after problem for Manchester United which helped to force the home errors.

Legend has it that in Sir Alex Ferguson’s time he would motivate his team for matches against Spurs by simply saying ‘lads, it’s Tottenham…’

Postecoglou’s Tottenham are made of sterner stuff.

Disgusting and disgraceful.

Embarrassing and rock bottom.

That's the type of performance which gets the manager the sack.

Qarabag gave Spurs a better game.

The pundits did not hold back when handing out criticism for Manchester United's lacklustre performance on Sunday, with very little positives pulled from the wreckage of a consecutive Premier League defeat.

Harry Poole reflects on United's post-mortem here

Phil McNulty is primed and ready to answer any questions you may have after the weekend's fixtures.

The title race, relegation fight, high defensive lines, playing out from the back, who'll still have a job by Christmas. Whatever is on your mind, Phil is here to hopefully give you the answer.

Send us your questions via the usual channels and we'll put Phil to work around 10am.

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Michael Brown
Former Manchester City and Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

We all got excited by the takeover, the group that were involved, the progression of director of football and new chief executives from experience and walks of life. But they also have to be allowed to do their job. Right throughout the company and football club, they have got to be able to do that.

Certain owners can't let people do things, they have to control everything. If that happens in this football club like it has been for some time they are not going to be able to take it forward, even under a new tenure. It has to be given to the specialist roles and I haven't really seen that in this moment in time.

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Chopper Reed, excellent name, but some might say controversial opinion?

Former England boss Gareth Southgate's name is in the mix to replace Erik ten Hag, should the axe fall on the Dutchman.

The other favourites along with Southgate to be linked with the role are current United assistant manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy and ex-Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel.

Chopper Reed, Sydney Australia

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag wore the haunted, hunted expression of someone reaching the end of the road after Tottenham Hotspur inflicted abject embarrassment at Old Trafford.

Since United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the club's restructured hierarchy eventually chose to keep faith with Ten Hag in the summer, he has been placed in a position where he is only one bad defeat away from a crisis and unforgiving scrutiny.

By that measure, the 54-year-old is running out of time after a United performance that was as shambolic, incompetent and indisciplined as any he has presided over in his tenure.

Winning the EFL Cup 18 months ago and last season's dramatic FA Cup final victory against Manchester City, which effectively kept Ten Hag in a job, have been the highs among many lows – but it does not get much lower than this.

Read Phil's full story here

John Murray
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

Well that went spectacularly badly for Manchester United. And it is impossible to conclude anything other than that the clock must be ticking loudly for Erik ten Hag.

Last season the United manager had a case when he frequently highlighted his lengthy list of injuries. But around £200m was spent on new recruits in the summer, and it’s now in the region of £600m in total on signings under Ten Hag.

The team that started against Tottenham was close to, if not actually, the strongest he has at his disposal. His coaching staff has been radically overhauled too, since the end of last season.

Ten Hag again talked of how it still all needs time, but the thousands who left Old Trafford early must have been contemplating or debating whether the manager’s time is already up.

Martin, Derby

Rob, Manchester

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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In overwhelming Manchester United for a fourth successive win in all competitions, Tottenham produced a complete performance - their finest since the heady early months of Ange Postecoglou's reign.

It was only two weeks ago that Spurs needed a late comeback to beat Coventry City in the Carabao Cup as the first serious questions were being asked about Postecoglou, but this thrilling display, and the manner in which a side they will regard as rivals were so comprehensively dismantled, provided a compelling answer.

Spurs were full of quality, running and power from the first whistle, the hard-to-please Postecoglou often reduced to holding his head in his hands in anguish, or throwing his hands in the air in frustration, as they carved United open with ease time and again only to somehow fail to build on Johnson's early goal.

The fear was clear, that Spurs' failure to cash in had left the door ajar for United. Postecoglou need not have worried.

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Was it a harsh sending off? Did Bruno Fernandes slip before making contact with Tottenham midfielder James Maddison? These are questions that are all up for debate for today.

The Portugal international came out to speak to the media yesterday and gave his thoughts on the dismal.

"Never a red card - that is my view," Fernandes told Match of the Day.

I agree that it is a foul. The referee tried to tell me that as he saw it was a clear contact with the studs, no. I didn't touch him with the studs or even the foot, it was my ankle. It is a clear foul.

"If he wants to give me a yellow because they are going to go on a counter then I agree. But more than that, no. It is not the case."

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Getting beaten by three goals, at home, in the pouring rain, when you're already under scrutiny. Sunday was far from relaxing for Erik ten Hag.

However, let's not take anything away from Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham, who outclassed 10-man Manchester United from the opening moments. And they did it without injured captain Son Heung-min.

Brennan Johnson gave Spurs a third-minute lead, with Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke finishing the job in the second half. Postecoglou was delighted with his side's performance, calling it "outstanding".

While the Australian could revel in Spurs' comfortable victory at Old Trafford, Ten Hag had his head in hands for most of the 90 minutes, particularly when this guy was sent walking just before the break...

Saturday lunchtime seems like a lifetime ago, so if you need a recap of the weekend's results - plus a preview of tonight's match at the Vitality Stadium - here's a quick rundown.

Saturday, 28 September

Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City

Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City

Brentford 1-1 West Ham

Chelsea 4-2 Brighton

Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham

Wolves 1-2 Liverpool

Sunday, 30 September

Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa

Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham

Monday, 30 September

Bournemouth v Southampton

The Daily Mail

According to the Mail, Erik ten Hag doesn't fear getting the sack, but with pundits labelling the showing against Tottenham 'disgusting and disgraceful', is time rapidly running out for the 54-year-old?

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The Guardian

Over in the Guardian, Erik ten Hag's post-match quotes are given star billing, with the Dutchman denying any concerns he may be on the chopping block.

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Metro

Bruno Fernandes gets the headline treatment over in the Metro after his sending off against Spurs yesterday.

Liam Delap, scorer of Ipswich Town's two goals against Aston Villa, gets his picture in the paper along with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Chelsea star Cole Palmer. Is the 22-year-old the "best player in the Premier League?" We'll discuss that later.

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