Manchester United treble winner Paul Scholes believes Ten Hag will not be retained as the club’s manager after this season.
Scholes stated this during the Red Devils’ 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday.
During an interview with Premier League Productions, the former England international admitted that he lacked technical knowledge against Palace.
“Tonight almost felt like a final nail in the coffin. There was a lack of know-how in the team, a lack of effort, going to a team like Crystal Palace, who to be fair are a good team and are doing well, but Manchester United shouldn’t be going there and losing 4-0.
“I felt for a while he (Ten Hag) might get another year and work for a club that has calmed down a little by the new owners but it doesn’t feel like that now.
“I thought who is out there to replace him? With Thomas Tuchel saying he’s leaving Bayern Munich, I don’t think that creates a bigger problem for him (Ten Hag) as the problems are there anyway, I think it’s quite plain to see that he’s on borrowed time.
“Sometimes you get those moments where you think this is the end. I remember Ole Gunnar (Solskjaer) at Watford away, 4-1, it felt very similar to me, it felt like the end