Erik ten Hag is facing a desperate battle to save his job at United (Image: GETTY)
A former coach has offered to return to Old Trafford if is relieved of his duties. The Dutchman is under immense pressure to save his job following last weekend’s heavy defeat to . that United will stick with Ten Hag over the next few games despite the growing calls for him to be sacked. They will face Porto in the Europa League on Thursday night before going up against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.Rene Meulensteen, who was on Sir Alex Ferguson’s coaching team at Old Trafford, would be open to returning to Old Trafford if Ten Hag is given the boot and replaced by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Rene Meulensteen has offered to return to Old Trafford to work with Ruud van Nistelrooy (Image: GETTY)
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Speaking to BoyleSports, Meulensteen said: “If the chance to return to the club under Ruud van Nistelrooy became a possibility then I’d be happy to have a conversation about it.”The best years I’ve had as a coach were at without a shadow of a doubt and I was very fortunate to be there through a very successful period under Sir Alex Ferguson.”If the opportunity came about to return, I’d have to consider what I would be able to contribute when thinking about the level of . It’s the same as when we used to scout players.”We would only bring in players that could make a difference and I’d think about myself in that way if it came to a role on the staff, but I do know Ruud and I know that we would be able to work well together again.”
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Meulensteen believes Ten Hag must be careful in approaching the next few games in order to save his job, with United looking to bounce back from their defeat to with a positive result against Porto.He added: “It’s up to him and his staff to get that message across to the players and come up with a game plan to turn things around. United simply cannot afford to start the game in the same way they started against .”When you cross the line, you choose your attitude as a player. You choose to run or not to run or put your heart into the game and that should never be in question, no matter what team you play for.”The first thing that you expect from every player is work rate and if that’s not there then you have to question the motivation of those players. This is the time for the manager and players to come up with the strongest possible performance.”