Erik ten Hag responds as Man United boss asked about having two games to save his job

Erik ten Hag claims he is in constant talks with the Manchester United board and is not nervous, despite calls growing for him to be sacked.

Following a damning 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday - that included a now-rescinded Bruno Fernandes red card - the Dutchman has been under extreme fire from fans and pundits alike as the club struggle for form this season.

The once-dominant force in English football have just two wins from six matches, drawing away to Crystal Palace and losing to Brighton, arch-rivals Liverpool and, most recently, Spurs.

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The United boss spoke to Sky Sports about his mindset following this run of bad form and claims he is not "anxious" if the games against Porto and Aston Villa don't go well this week.

He said: "I'm not thinking about it. I'm not anxious as well, and we are in here together, we made [plans] in the summer, togetherness, the ownership, the leadership, this agreement, and we are all behind it.

"We knew, also, what the strategy was with young players in the transition period and we know then also in which process they can come, this can happen but they also know in the end when we are in May, all my last six seasons, there were trophies and that is why we are also now aiming for."

A draw with FC Twente at Old Trafford in the Europa League dampened fans expectations for United's European desires this season, and the next few games are not favourable for Ten Hag and his squad.

With a tough away fixture to Porto on Thursday, United need to take maximum points from this game in order to appease the fans - and move from 20th in the Europa League table. Should Ten Hag's men not win, they could end up dropping out of the play-off round section of the table, and slip down to the bottom.

In terms of the Premier League, a defeat to Aston Villa away from home could see them slip further down the table towards the relegation zone - with West Ham and Leicester City dealt easier fixtures against Ipswich Town and Bournemouth at the weekend.

Should teams below them grab three points and United drop any more points, they could end up potentially 15th in the Premier League table - a place that could cost Ten Hag his job.

Ten Hag has been under scrutiny before at United, after bad runs of form both domestically and in Europe – but many believe this could be the final straw for new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

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