Ten games for Erik ten Hag to save his job might have been optimistic, claims Chris Sutton... as Ian Ladyman tells Mail Sport's It's All Coming Up podcast Man United boss reminded him of David Moyes in Newcastle loss

Chris Sutton has joked he whitethorn person been optimistic to propose Erik 10 Hag has 10 games to prevention his occupation pursuing Manchester United's Carabao Cup exit to Newcastle connected Wednesday. 

After a 3-0 conclusion successful nan Manchester derby, Sutton said connected Monday's It's All Kicking Off podcast that nan United leader could beryllium nicknamed 'Erik 10 Games' - a motion to nan mounting unit he is facing amid immoderate calls for nan sack.

With Sunday's dismal derby nonaccomplishment pursuing up by an 'embarrassing' cup nonaccomplishment to Newcastle, Sutton thinks he whitethorn person been excessively blimpish pinch his 10-game prediction.

'That mightiness person been optimistic!' Sutton said, connected Thursday's It's All Coming Up show.

'The squad is successful regression and he has to return responsibility. They look for illustration they're drowning.'

Co-host Ian Ladyman, who was astatine nan crippled for Mail Sport, likened Ten Hag to a erstwhile United leader successful nan style of David Moyes.

Reflecting connected what he saw from nan Dutchman aft different galling loss, Ladyman concurred that Ten Hag looked for illustration a man 'drowning' successful nan negativity. 

'They were utterly abysmal,' he said. 'They were extraordinarily bad. 

'I fearfulness for Ten Hag now; nan nationalist tide is turning.'

He continued: 'He reminded maine of David Moyes last night. 

'Moyes looked haunted, reddish eyed, for illustration he wasn't sleeping and was retired of his depth. Ten Hag looked for illustration that past night, he looked perfectly helpless. 

'I dont want him to go, but they person regressed this word astatine a velocity that has astonished me. They looked for illustration 11 strangers past nighttime and that is connected him.'

Given Ten Hag has spent £400million connected players, including reunions pinch erstwhile Ajax stars Andre Onana and Antony, nan head must return work for this disastrous commencement to nan campaign.

'I saw Mike Keegan's article astir nan kit not fitting [properly]. The garment is excessively large for each nan players astatine this infinitesimal successful time,' Sutton added. 

'Erik 10 Hag shouldn't beryllium getting an easy ride. He's nether nan pump now.'

Back to backmost 3-0 location defeats has accelerated nan unit connected his position, but he vowed connected Wednesday to move this sinking vessel around.

‘We person to put it right. It is my squad and they are not performing. I americium responsible. As a squad we are not bully capable and immoderate nan reasons are, location is nary abstraction for excuses,' Ten Hag said.

‘We person to do things amended and we person to raise our standards because different you ne'er get nan correct levels of capacity and ne'er get nan results.

‘But I americium a fighter. I cognize it is not ever going up and we person a batch of setbacks this play truthful far, but besides you person to woody pinch it and that is ne'er an excuse.’

Asked if he doubts his expertise to move United’s fortunes around, Ten Hag replied: ‘I understand it erstwhile nan results are not location it is besides a logical process that they are questioning that. But I americium assured I tin do it. At each my clubs I person done it and besides past twelvemonth present I did it arsenic well.’

In nan abstraction of 90 minutes, Ten Hag went from 8-1 for nan sack to 2nd favourite to beryllium axed among Premier League managers arsenic he mislaid for nan eighth clip successful 15 games this season.

‘It is beneath nan standards everyone expect from Manchester United – it is not bully capable by far,’ admitted nan United boss.

‘At this infinitesimal we are successful a bad place. I return work for it. I spot it arsenic a challenge. 

'I americium a combatant and I americium successful that conflict and I person to make judge that I stock nan work pinch my players and that we instrumentality together and conflict together, and get amended results.'