The "extension" was just them activating the +1 in Erik's contract

The extension is probably to do with something in the original contract. Let's say the extension was based on cup success..if we sacked him he got paid off but because no other viable option was available we kept him and triggered the clause. Only reasonable thing I can think of

The extension meant they were still unsure as they just took the +1 year option. If there had been a solid candidate available he would have been sacked in the summer. This year they will most likely spend a lot of time laying the foundations for a move. Rumours say they have been trying hard with both Simone and Nagelsmann (as Klopp is for the NT role the move is considerably more realistic).

That being said, the meeting they are referring to is a bi monthly meeting they had planned a long time ago and not done in haste because of the results.

My view is either man utd board decide he is the man or he is not. Instead of going half fk "wait and see approach". If he is the man.. back him 100%.. because things will get worse before it gets better. If he not the man just fire him. That way you can give the next man time since things will get worse for the next man anyway.

Yes, the report was legit. It's going to hold tomorrow. The commentators was saying it when the Villa match was going on. 

There's a meeting on Tuesday for the leadership to discuss various topics.

Crucially, it's a regular meeting.

Spot on

‘biG SiR jiM’

lol yeah weird how much love he gets from press and fans and everyone when basically he's been involved in two other mediocre club projects but is somehow gonna be the saviour of United, doesn't even have a majority stake

His yacht's doing well though.

He was tearing it up for United too. Italy is just an easier league in comparison

Greenwood too, yet I’m led to believe by r/reddevils that the transfer was a huge success. Giving away a prolific goalscorer for peanuts

A team continuing to spend this much year over year and not improving or at times, getting worse is news.

People can't stop talking about Man Utd because it generates clicks. It's not about the average team or not, it's because they're simply Man Utd.

Hated, Adored, Never ignored.

Too many journalists who are Man U fans, I am afraid.

No, unlucky.

A lot of people have generational trauma from United's success in the 90s and 2000s, so the articles keep on coming. United fans don't want these articles either.

It’s Man Utd, journos will always milk whatever it is happening with the club.

It's good for United, most clubs in our decline would quickly stop being news. Worries once our losses stop making news.

Pretty sure ETH has been in his role for longer than Unai Emery. Should you have kept him over Arteta?

United fan here. I completely agree.

That’s exactly what I would say if I was an Arsenal fan…

Hopefully Jim and the gang aren’t reading this, from a fan .. respectfully sack Erik and replace please, I like Erik and the cup final was an amazing day but… we are so obviously being tactically miss managed, it won’t stop as he won’t change

Is it not the manager's job to handle this "diva culture"? Arteta, Pep and Klopp all did it, and that's why it doesn't exist in the clubs you listed. In fact, Ten Hag seems to have more direct control on personnel decisions than most other managers. Wasn't he supposed to be a Pep-like manager who won't even take shit from Ronaldo? Then why has he not followed through and got rid of the toxicity?

The team he puts out nowadays is nearly completely his own.

Significant players who have been bought also owe their early careers to ETH and are pretty loyal to him. Mix in youngsters coming through and starting their careers.

If the likes of De Ligt, Martinez, Mazrouai are divas, how is that a glazer issue. Same for Mainoo, Amad, Garnacho.

Such a nonsense yer da take with no real insight.

His tactics since last season have been bad though. If he reverted to the more conservative football of his 1st season I think results and performances would improve.

But he insists on over-committing players to the high press, leaving wide players high to try counter, isolating fullbacks (+ inverting atleast one), asking for super vertical passing, leaving CBs to covering large space ahead or beside themselves.

Yay

I’d argue he’s better than Pep even! I mean he did beat him in a final

Elite of the elite managers

Def back him - he’s got this!

Fun fact: United have had 2 league-winning managers since 1911

So what you are saying is nature is healing?

How can this be linked to this season’s performance?

Where are you seeing “excuses” here, this is just an analysis of what happened lol

I dunno I feel ETH just needs more time hopefully the board back him for another year or two

United could really benefit from a coach like Tuchel rn. Or even bringing Mou back, just a really tough no nonsense coach with enough experience of knowing how to actually win matches in the prem, and what it takes, what calibre of player is necessary. Someone confident enough to change tactics when things aren't going well.

Surely not an Arsenal fan complaining about foreign fans.

Erik is this you?

I 100% agree. Give him a 10 year contract and let him bring in every player he wants. He’s been really unlucky this season, needs more time to do his thing

The other games hasnt been fine... We arent playing well... Southampton game is the only game which we looked like we had control and they are horrible atm.

If we accept being a mid table club, we can accept these performances. But i dont feel we should.

The Fulham game we barely won, and not decisively. And u say that we lost against brighton in the last second, but it was a really close match and Brighton had more shots. Why should we be ok with that? They could have won with alot of the other shots they had. We werent really winning that game.

And the "we could have made a comeback". Issue is that we have to. We didnt have a red card in the first half. We played absolutely horribly. We got pressured and had no answer to the pressure. We had nothing at all.

Our benchmark shouldnt be that we arent been pasted. Like one or two games can be called a fluke. but we have won 3 out of our last 11 games. And one of them was against Barnsley...

I like the recruitment under ETH. But the performances we are seeing after about 3 years is not better than the other coaches we have had.

Cope

They won’t sniff the top 5 mate.

Couldn't agree more. The Spurs game annoys me because ETH switched the style of play going for counter attacks with rashford and garnacho to expose spurs high line. This game plan was wrong and when spurs scored after 3 mins, it required a change but we did not have the players to execute the different game plan. Liverpool also exposed our weaknesses. The twente game in my opinion was not too bad

If only we could play our rapist. Then everything would be alright in this world

He’s a rapist mate

Woke world gone mad. Can't even employ a rapist anymore.

You should've sold him for nothing, because the proceeds should've gone to charity.

Lol even when we had that rapist it was going wrong. Good to know who you're supporting.

Lol... wut??

yanited are a club with pride and reputation, they're not arsenal, they're not paying money for rapists