Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher have both agreed on a fault of Erik ten Hag’s that could be holding Manchester United back.
Ten Hag does not often let his emotions show on the touchline and compared to Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, he is much less demonstrative.
This season, while Klopp and Guardiola are first and second in the Premier League respectively, Ten Hag’s United are in seventh and it would not take much more for supporters to lose faith in the Dutchman, going by supporter sentiment.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet , both Keane and Carragher want to see more from the manager.
Former United captain Keane said: “Sometimes the team can reflect the attitude of the manager.
“You see [Jürgen] Klopp up and at them, but you do listen to the Manchester United manager, and you think, I just want to see a bit more personality from him and the team sometimes reflect that.”
Carragher added: “My worry with [Erik] ten Hag is that when I was looking at him last season, he reminded me a bit of Rafa Benitez. He didn’t have great charisma, in press conferences he’s very straight and looked like he didn't want to be there – Benitez was similar, but he was top draw on the training pitch.
“I thought that was ten Hag last season when United were doing well, that he really knows the game but hasn’t got a huge personality, so if he’s not getting stuff on the pitch tactically well, then there isn't much else because I don't see the players loving him or him lifting their game.”
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