- Man Utd struggling with Ten Hag as manager
- Rooney aims dig at former Ajax boss
- Says things weren’t as bad with Moyes in charge
WHAT HAPPENED?
Ex-United star Rooney urged the Red Devils to finish the season on a high but cast doubt on the future of Ten Hag at Old Trafford. The former Everton man suggested Moyes did a better job in the hotseat in the 2013/14 season than Ten Hag is doing now, despite the outgoing West Ham boss being sacked.
WHAT WAYNE ROONEY SAID
When asked on Sky Sports if he thinks Ten Hag’s job is on the line, Rooney said: “I think they all are. Manager, coaches, players, recruitment, the whole club.
“They’ve obviously got some difficult games coming up, and then they’ve got the FA Cup Final. So for me as a player, now you need to show you where to you want to play for this football club, and you’ve got a big game to end the season against Manchester City, but that has to start from today. You can’t just turn it on in an FA Cup final. So it has to start from today and go on up until our final.
He added: “We finished seventh with under David Moyes when I was here. I know that Moyes lost his job, but it never, ever felt as bad as what it is now.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Moyes succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson at United but lasted only 10 months in the role. In his time there, the Red Devils reached the Champions League quarter-finals, the League Cup semi-finals, and went onto finish the season in seventh with 64 points. At present, United are eighth and if they lose to Arsenal, they will be 10 points adrift of that total with two matches remaining.
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WHAT NEXT?
After the Gunners game at Old Trafford on Sunday, Ten Hag’s United take on Newcastle United on Wednesday and then round off the league season away at Brighton on May 19. They then face Manchester City on May 25 in the FA Cup final.
