Three bold decisions Erik ten Hag needs to make at Manchester United

However,
the
club
is
now
at
its
lowest
point
in
the
post-Fergie
era
after
an
abysmal
start
to
the
2022/23
season.

An
opening
day
1-2
defeat
against
Brighton
at
Old
Trafford,
and
most
recently
shameful
4-0
defeat
at
the
hands
of
Brentford,
have
now
put
United
at
the
bottom
of
the
Premier
League.

The
Dutch
manager
has
not
gotten
the
desired
backing
from
the
management
in
terms
of
signings
so
far,
however,
still
there
are
things
he
could
do
to
put
more
authority
in
the
squad
and
improve
the
balance
on
the
side.

Ten
Hag
needs
to
fix
some
major
issues
if
he
is
to
guide
them
back
to
the
top
of
English
football
and
these
three
points
could
be
the
starting
of
making
changes
in
the
prevalent
department.

1.
Captaincy
change

A
lot
has
been
said
about
Ten
Hag’s
decision
to
put
trust
in
struggling
Harry
Maguire.
The
record-breaking
English
transfer
so
has
clearly
failed
to
inspire
this
group
of
players
and
continues
to
deliver
sub-par
performance.
Maguire’s
position
on
the
side
could
be
guaranteed
due
to
the
massive
price
tag
associated
with
him
and
his
leadership
role
on
the
side.

Given
his
performance,
he
should
not
be
a
guaranteed
starter.
Handing
someone
the
captainship
role
could
shake
up
the
playing
squad,
and
send
a
message
that
nobody
is
guaranteed
on
the
team.
Plus,
it
could
also
lessen
the
burden
from
the
player’s
shoulder
and
he
could
perform
way
more
competitively.

2.
Get
rid
of
De
Gea

Despite
all
his
heroics
in
the
post-Fergie
era,
the
Spanish
shot-stopper
clearly
now
is
past
his
prime
and
is
not
well
fitted
to
the
modern
system.
De
Gea
lacks
the
ball-playing
ability
to
play
out
of
the
back
and
start
the
build-up
and
Ten
Hag
clearly
could
do
better
with
someone
who
is
good
with
the
ball
at
his
feet.
The
arrival
of
the
likes
of
Ederson
or
Alisson
completely
changed
the
system
of
two
of
the
most
successful
teams
in
recent
times
and
the
Dutch
coach
may
need
to
look
the
same
way
to
bring
with
a
keeper
who
is
more
suited
to
his
system.

3.
Axing
Cristiano
Ronaldo

The
Red
Devils
need
to
look
forward
and
keeping
someone
who
is
not
interested
in
the
new
project
should
not
be
engaged
at
the
moment.
The
Portuguese
despite
his
decent
goal-scoring
record
last
season
has
reportedly
been
upsetting
the
dressing
room
with
his
conduct.
And
despite
United
having
a
shortage
of
options
at
the
upfront,
should
take
a
bold
decision
and
let
the
club
legend
go
which
could
work
out
for
the
best
for
everybody.