Erik ten Hag rumored to be in danger of losing his job at Manchester United, while Stan Kroenke’s decision to hire Mikel Arteta at Arsenal pays off.
On the final weekend before the first international break of the season, Arsenal defeated longtime rivals Manchester United brilliantly.
VAR dominated the game and permitted a cruel reversal of fate, as Alejandro Garnacho’s potential game-winning goal was ruled out, paving the way for Declan Rice to score a late goal before Gabriel Jesus sealed the victory.
United manager Erik ten Hag was criticized after the game for his outburst against four distinct refereeing and VAR decisions.
All four were revealed to be inaccurate, and he and his team’s approach to the game came under scrutiny.
Many Arsenal supporters once believed that Ten Hag would succeed Mikel Arteta in 2021 if Arteta were to be removed from his position.
Since then, the Dutchman has taken over at Manchester United, but despite winning the Carabao Cup, he has yet to persuade.
United continue to trail their city rivals and, unlike Arsenal, are not considered to be contenders.
Andre Onana’s reckless challenge at the conclusion of the game should have resulted in a penalty, but the VAR in their opening game against Wolves erroneously decided against awarding a penalty.
As a result, they have only six points after four games.
According to Sky Bet, ten Hag is now 16/1 to be the next manager fired following these results.
At the time of writing, he is tied with Vincent Kompany, the manager of Burnley, who also has zero points, and Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle, who was praised for his early work in the north east.
At the time of writing, only Pep Guardiola is less likely to be fired than Mikel Arteta, who is valued at 66/1.
Arsenal have ten points out of twelve and were unfortunate not to be perfect after a late Fulham goal at the Emirates Stadium stole all three.
Arteta took over the club in 11th place in 2019 and has since built a squad that competed for the title for the majority of last season and hopes to do so again while also returning to the Champions League.
Aaron Ramsdale was nominated for the Yashin Trophy, while Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard were nominated for the Ballon d’Or.
Saka’s evolution into one of the best right wingers in the world is due to Arteta, while Odegaard’s career was rescued from Real Madrid by Arteta, who made him club captain and one of the best attacking midfielders in the world.
His principles and methodologies have reconnected the club with its supporters, and there is a pervasive sense of unity and confidence in the direction the team is headed.
The decision not to move from Arteta to ten Hag all those years ago has clearly been vindicated. Thank heavens!
Erik ten Hag rumored to be in danger of losing his job at Manchester United, while Stan Kroenke’s decision to hire Mikel Arteta at Arsenal pays off.