'We are on one page' - Ten Hag believes he still has Man Utd backing

Erik 10 Hag feels Manchester United's hierarchy would person told him if his occupation was nether threat.

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was astatine Villa Park for the 0-0 Premier League draw with Aston Villa, played against mounting unit connected Ten Hag for a tally that present extends to 5 matches without a win, including the woeful three-goal location decision by Tottenham a week ago.

Ratcliffe was emotionless connected the last whistle, with the lone noticeable enactment from the travelling executives a speech betwixt main enforcement Omar Berrada and sporting manager Dan Ashworth pursuing a crippled that leaves United 14th successful the table.

Ten Hag said helium had not spoken to immoderate of them betwixt the extremity of the crippled and carrying retired his media duties.

Asked if helium was assured United's hierarchy was solidly down him, Ten Hag said: "I don't person immoderate thought that is antithetic due to the fact that they should person told me. We pass - precise open, precise transparent.

"I would accidental each time we talk, truthful I expect I volition talk with them."

On the outer sound astir his future, the Dutchman added: "You said it precise bully - outer noise. Internal, we are disappointed. We cognize we person to bash better. Especially, we request to people more."

Speaking to Sky Sports earlier, Ten Hag said everyone astatine the nine was "on 1 page" and "all connected committee together".

He added: "We cognize what we are moving through, it's a semipermanent process.

"We person travel done 2 precise pugnacious distant games. This is simply a team, we showed the content and religion we have."

Eight points from their opening 7 games is United's worst instrumentality since the 1989-90 run erstwhile Sir Alex Ferguson - who was besides contiguous astatine Villa Park - came nether immense unit earlier yet winning the FA Cup.

Only once, successful 1972-73, person United scored less than 5 goals successful their archetypal 7 matches. They person failed to people successful their past 3 matches and nary United subordinate has scored much than 1 league extremity during the existent campaign.

The nearest they came against Aston Villa were a mates of Marcus Rashford efforts that were good saved by Emiliano Martinez and a precocious interruption wherever Alejandro Garnacho failed to find skipper Bruno Fernandes with a cross-field walk that would person provided a wide tally connected the location goal.

"After this artifact of games, that is wherever we are truly short," said Ten Hag.

"Apart from today, we are creating chances, but successful the opponents' container we person to beryllium much ruthless, much clinical. We person to enactment connected this."

Ten Hag went to applaud the United fans astatine the last whistle. His adjunct and erstwhile United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is 1 of the premier candidates to regenerate Ten Hag should United determine a alteration needs to beryllium made. The visiting supporters sang Van Nistelrooy's sanction erstwhile helium went to admit them.

United person 3 Premier League location games during the adjacent radical of matches until the November planetary break. In addition, they person a Europa League necktie successful Istanbul connected 24 October against a Fenerbahce broadside present managed by erstwhile United manager Jose Mourinho.

Despite spending astir £110m connected striking duo Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, neither looks a peculiar threat.

At Villa Park, Hojlund started his archetypal Premier League crippled since recovering from a hamstring wounded sustained during a pre-season crippled against Arsenal successful July. Zirkzee was 1 of six Ten Hag signings connected the seat that person outgo the nine a combined £330m.

"We spot the players and 1 time it volition click," helium said.

"There are reasons. I would accidental Rasmus Hojlund is our champion goalscorer but helium is conscionable successful the play and is not up to 100% lucifer fitness. [Marcus] Rashford scored successful Porto [on Thursday] and had a bully assist. Today helium created bully chances. [Alejandro] Garnacho is simply a menace each play and Bruno [Fernandes] has the quality to people goals.

"We volition get there."