What Man Utd stars thought after Ten Hag’s final act in the dressing room at West Ham

Erik ten Hag shook everyone’s hand in the Manchester United dressing room after the final whistle on Sunday, according to The Athletic.

Some people perceived this as him sensing he may be in jeopardy following the 2-1 defeat to West Ham United at the London Stadium.

The result proved to be the final straw for the Dutchman following a dismal run of one win in eight games, and it appeared he knew his reign was over after the game.

While Ten Hag started preparing for the Carabao Cup game against Leicester City, the club’s leadership team interacted less with him.

He was widely tipped to be sacked after the end of last season and came close to being booted out earlier this month during the international break.

Not many people saw the news on Monday coming as it was believed he was going to be given more time to turn things around.

However, the Man United board had had enough and are now in the process of appointing Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim as his replacement.

Ten Hag ended his two-and-half-year spell at the Old Trafford club with one FA Cup and one Carabao Cup. United finished third in the Premier League table in his debut season and eighth last term.

However, those achievements were not enough to buy him more time this term, with Man United currently 14th in the league and without a win in three Europa League games this season.

Ten Hag could no longer get the best out of the players, and his desire to reunite with some of his former stars ultimately proved to be his undoing as most of them did not deliver the goods.

The Red Devils believe Amorim is capable of taking them to the next level. It will be intriguing to see how he fares, given they have sacked every permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.