Jamie Carragher fears the writing is on the wall for under-fire Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag ahead of Sunday’s game against Aston Villa. The Dutchman is again battling to save his job following a disastrous start to the new season which culminated in last night’s chaotic performance against Porto in the Europa League.

Jamie Carragher has accused the owners of Manchester United of taking the “easy way out” after they elected not to move on from Erik ten Hag during the summer. Ten Hag spent much of last season under pressure after mixed performances and results from his side,

Jamie Carragher was quick to remind Gary Neville about his optimistic pre-season prediction after Manchester United suffered a 3-0 defeat to Spurs on Sunday. Back in mid-August, both Carragher and Neville were asked to make their annual Premier League predictions on the much-anticipated return of Monday Night Football.