Following Man United’s 4-0 humiliation at Brentford on Saturday evening, Paddy’s decided enough is enough and paid out on Erik ten Hag to be the first Premier League manager to get the boot after just TWO GAMES in charge of the beleaguered club.
The Dutchman arrived from Ajax this summer and has spent most of his time attempting to turn the Red Devils into an Eredivisie All-Star XI, and was over 20/1 to be the first to go before last week’s humbling home loss to Brighton.
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But his side completely capitulated on Saturday evening as goalkeeper David de Gea allowed Josh Dasilva’s trickling shot through his hands early to put the Bees one up.
Feeling he hadn’t done enough for the London side, he then passed the ball to Mathias Jensen via Christian Eriksen, who made it two-nil, before Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo put them three and four up – and all before half-time!
A flurry of subs at half-time did little to put a trace of respectability on a result that makes this the worst start for a Man United manager in over a century.
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With Man Utd losing 4-0 at half time to Brentford, we have PAID OUT on Erik Ten Hag to be the first Premier League manager to get the sack.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 13, 2022
We’re not sure Sir Alex will get the chance to share many post-match riojas with the latest Man United gaffer, though we hope he has a spare crate or two if results continue like this.
Though Paddy’s now convinced the 52-year-old will be lucky to make it to September in the Old Trafford hotseat, so we paid out on all bets for thim to be the first Premier League manager to go placed before 6:30pm on Saturday, August 13th.
And with long-time target Mauricio Pochettino single and ready to mingle having parted ways with his Parisian fling this summer, United could belatedly swipe left on Ten Hag and hook up with the ex-Spurs gaffer.
The good news for the current manager is he has over a week to teach his goalkeeper how to pass ahead of the visit of Liverpool to Old Trafford next Monday night.
Assuming he’s not sacked before then…
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