David, Glasgow: Hi Phil. Would Ange have been a better fit for Man Utd?

Phil: Hello, David. It’s easy to be wise after the event and Ten Hag looked a good fit at the time after his work with Ajax.

I remember how Postecoglou was greeted when he was appointed Celtic manager. I’m sure you will agree he hardly had the red carpet rolled out for him, even though he then did a superb job delivering thrilling attacking football.

I certainly think Postecoglou’s style would have been enjoyed by Manchester United’s fans but he has not won a trophy yet while Ten Hag, for all the criticism, has won two at Old Trafford.

He may well have been a good fit but you just never know and, as I said, it is an easy thing to say now. Ten Hag’s appointment was very well received at the time but I do feel he is under serious pressure now.

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News from Europe to bring you.

France forward Antoine Griezmann has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 33.

The Atletico Madrid player made 137 appearances for his country and helped them win the 2018 World Cup.

"It is with a heart full of memories that I close this chapter of my life. Thank you for this magnificent tricolour adventure and see you soon," he wrote on social media.

Harrison, Johannesburg: Hey Phil, what's next for Manchester United? To keep Erik or not and get who? What exactly is the problem with United, players not playing to the manager’s instructions or a Manager that's clueless.

Phil: Hello, Harrison. I think the problem is that there is no clear identity to United’s team, no obvious strategy Ten Hag is employing.

Whether it has flaws or not, and it did not yesterday, you can see exactly what Ange Postecoglou is trying to do at Spurs. Pace out wide, attacking style, high defensive line. It is clear.

Look at Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca at Liverpool and Chelsea in particular. They have barely got their feet under the desks but you can see Slot is incorporating the best of what Jurgen Klopp left him with a more measured, controlled style. You can see Maresca is adopting a very obvious passing style, front to back.

What can you see that is positively identifiable with Ten Hag? I’m struggling to be honest.

As for Ten Hag’s future? The reality suggests he is on the brink. He was given an almost reluctant vote of confidence in the summer and there have been no signs of improvement.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta also spoke on Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique: "I am an admirer of him. An unbelievable personality. Huge character, huge energy He is very supportive of young players always.

"What I love about him is whatever he has been, as a player or a manager, his fingerprints are everywhere. You can sense that that is his team. The way the players behave, the way they want to attack, they want to dominate teams. The spirit and energy they have. He has this unbelievable power.

"His approach to life and his profession. It is something to really look at and I have learned a lot of things from him."

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta added on winning games in different manners: "It shapes the character and the body of the team. They have a certainty that they can win in any context and they can adapt."

And on special nights at the Emirates in the Champions League: "Everyone is looking forward to it. We missed it for a number of years and last year was the first where we could do it. The group stage is a bit different this season. The opposition we are facing tomorrow is probably the highest level you can find European football. But it is a great opportunity for us to see how we deal with it and how prepared we are and how we can impose ourselves in this kind of context."

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta also spoke on Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori possible injuries: "Those are the two players that are in contention and we have to review today."

And when asked if Calafiori was a serious injury: "We didn't run a training sessions yesterday. Obviously he was a bit emotional after the game and let's see how he is today."

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has faced the press before the club's Champions League match against Paris St-Germain on Tuesday. He was first asked if there is any injury news: "No big news, obviously we have a training session this afternoon and we have to review a few players but overall, especially returning, nothing to give back."

And on the first Champions League game of the season at home: "We are looking forward to it. These are the kind of nights we want to experience against an unbelievable opponent. We are ready for it."

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Arsenal training ground

Arsenal have had a difficult September with games against Tottenham, Atalanta, Manchester City already and it doesn’t get any easier with the match against PSG in the Champions League tomorrow evening.

The Gunners had a dramatic win over Leicester at the weekend and Mikel Arteta will be updating us shortly about the team and previewing the match.

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I always think the easiest thing a manager can do in football is to pick and organise a team that is tenacious and will give you everything - but that is not proving easy for Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag at the moment.

United were very poor when they were on the ball during the first half of their 3-0 home defeat by Tottenham on Sunday, but they were even worse without it - and that should be a much bigger concern.

I was surprised when Ten Hag came out after Wednesday's Europa League draw with Twente and agreed that the Dutch side "wanted it more" but I assumed that we would see a reaction to that against Spurs.

Ten Hag was basically telling his players that lack of hunger was unacceptable, and things had to change at the weekend... but clearly the penny has not dropped.

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Mikel Arteta is up early to do his pre-Champions League news conference. And for that we thank him.

The Arsenal boss will be answering questions at around 10am this morning, looking ahead to his side's home game with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

The Gunners' opening tie in the new-look competition - the league phase - ended in a 0-0 draw Italian side Atalanta. David Raya's double save the only real moment of drama.

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

You see a lack of connectivity between Erik ten Hag and these big players. If you are talking about Manchester United you have to be able to put them in the same kind of league as size of club and history as the great clubs around the world like Real Madrid. What is it that these other managers can do and get their big players to perform on big games?

I feel for me when I look at this Manchester United side there is no connection between these top players and the manager. I don't feel they believe in the manager any more. I don't feel that they actually believe in themselves that they can win football matches.

All of that does stem from the manager. It is your job to motivate these players, it is your job to get them to perform at the highest level and he is struggling to get these players to perform at any kind of level.

The wait for a first Premier League win goes on for Ipswich, but manager Kieran McKenna thought his side, on the balance of chances, created the better openings.

Over in the Villa corner, Unai Emery conceded it was a "difficult match" at Portman Road but ultimately a draw was a "fair" result.

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Sunday's earlier game gave us a treat at Portman Road as Liam Delap scored twice - one being an superb individual strike - to earn Ipswich Town a draw against Aston Villa.

Villa were aiming to go level on points with leaders Liverpool and looked to have achieved that target thanks to Morgan Rogers' equaliser - his first goal of the season - and England striker Ollie Watkins' fourth league goal in three games.

However, Delap's intervention secured a fourth successive Premier League draw for Ipswich and denied Unai Emery's side a third top-flight comeback in a row.

Ipswich have climbed to 15th in the table, while Villa are sitting in fifth spot, level on 13 points with Chelsea.

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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?