{"id":295424,"date":"2023-11-04T13:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295424"},"modified":"2023-11-04T13:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:24:15","slug":"rio-ferdinand-claims-manchester-united-are-in-a-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/rio-ferdinand-claims-manchester-united-are-in-a-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand claims Manchester United are in a crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Man United legend Rio Ferdinand launches passionate rant on his former club&#8230; as the ex-defender claims Erik ten Hag&#8217;s Red Devils are in a crisis<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rio Ferdinand claims that former side Manchester United are in a crisis\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Red Devils are currently down in eighth in the Premier League standings\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Is Erik ten Hag out of his depth at Man United? Listen here to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand claims that the Red Devils are in a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand, 44, launched a passionate rant ahead of their\u00a0Premier League clash with Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side come into the clash at Craven Cottage off the back of a defeat to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils also suffered a big defeat to Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Manchester City in their last league outing &#8211; with Ferdinand revealing that people are starting to question Ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TNT Sports ahead of United&#8217;s showdown with the Cottagers, the ex-England defender said:\u00a0\u00a0\u2018In times like this where it\u2019s a crisis &#8211; I believe this is a crisis right now &#8211; it\u2019s not about performance, it\u2019s about getting three points on the board.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77397529-0-image-a-1_1699100143532.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand claims that the club are in a crisis<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77397733-12709961-image-a-12_1699100779721.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils currently sit eighth in the league &#8211; having just won five games so far\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That\u2019s what matters. You can\u2019t play well and get beaten and expect people to get behind you. You need to get the results, and the performances further down the road.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand also claims that it is the first time in Ten Hag&#8217;s tenure that people are starting to question him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is the first time in his tenure, Erik ten Hag, that\u2019s he\u2019s being questioned. It\u2019s the first week I think people are really questioning him,&#8217; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think the club and everything else has been questioning his tenure here, which has been difficult, but him personally, all eyeballs are on him. What are you going to do right now?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Are you going to change the tide? He\u2019s got big questions to answer right now.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils currently sit eighth in the Premier League table &#8211; having won just five times from 10 games so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag&#8217;s side were dealt a huge blow ahead of the game as\u00a0Marcus Rashford was excluded from Manchester United&#8217;s squad to face Fulham due to injury, while Raphael Varane has been benched for Jonny Evans again.<\/p>\n<p>Rashford did not train yesterday and underwent a fitness test ahead of the match but has not made the team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77397745-12709961-image-a-13_1699100838756.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Red Devils star believes that people are starting to question Erik ten Hag\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/04\/12\/77397759-12709961-image-a-14_1699100951405.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils come into the clash with Fulham off the back of a defeat to Newcastle United<\/p>\n<p>With eight losses in 15 games, it has been their worst start to a season since 1962\/63. While they only sit two places behind sixth-placed Newcastle, United are already eight points off the top four coming into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have plagued United all season, particularly at full-back, and the ongoing takeover saga has not helped to create a settled environment.<\/p>\n<p>Pressuring is mounting on the manager, but Ten Hag says he will not buckle under the pressure of managing Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The Old Trafford boss is taking flak from all sides but insists he is the man to put things right.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12709961\/Rio-Ferdinand-Manchester-United-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Man United legend Rio Ferdinand launches passionate rant on his former club&#8230; 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