points from Tottenham, Arsenal and Newcastle this season.

And the problem is not limited to the Premier League. The Red Devils have taken just one point from their three away games so far in the Champions League campaign, a major factor in their embarrassing exit.

Speaking to TNT Sports ahead of kick-off at the London Stadium, Scholes highlighted the problematic manager. “The rest attacked,” he said. “He (ten Hag) wants to play like that but when you go to a big team in England you can’t afford that. He really struggles to balance and they came to West Ham today and you can see that the game is very structured . Because we can guarantee it.”

With Raphael Varane ill and Harry Maguire unavailable, the Ten Hag surprisingly named 19-year-old defender Wally Cambwala in their squad and Scholes initially feared he would be the worst for the visitors: “They ” Ham) are hard to play against. But. they have great attackers who will harass you.”

Fear of the Manchester United icon was not misplaced. United lost 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Qudous, leaving the Red Devils in eighth place.
The result will put even more pressure on Ten Haag, who had to endure another defeat when they hosted Aston Villa on Boxing Day. This game will be played at Old Trafford anyway, but United lost 3-0 to Bournemouth in their last game.
Their poor form means that Sir Jim Ratcliffe will soon announce that he will buy a 25% stake in the club. Discussing Ten Haag’s position ahead of the crucial January transfer window could be on his agenda.