I’ve seen many fans and pundits make this claim. Do you think Manchester United players aren’t playing as well as they can in hope to get Ten Hag sacked. I’ve seen this argument used against Rashford as people since he’s got his new contract he’s just content to get his money and play as well.
Though Hoijund has claimed the players all back Ten Hag still https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/09/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-squad-backing-rasmus-hojlund
Team comfortably ahead in an away game in ECL. Debatable red card and team still in control for much of the second half with ten men.
Making this judgement on the basis of yesterday’s game would be ridiculous.
But his record across the season isn’t good enough, and actually the team last season were fortuitous to end the season where they did.