Under-fire Erik ten Hag says Manchester United must use their "madness" at Sunday's Tottenham humiliation as motivation in their bid to turn things around. The Dutchman's third season in charge has begun in alarming fashion, with the 3-0 Old Trafford humbling by Spurs increasing the pressure on his position and noise around the club. Defiant Ten Hag said he did not fear the sack after that loss, but the United manager is under intense scrutiny heading into a crunch double-header before the international break.
The Red Devils travel to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, three days after attempting to ignite their Europa League campaign at Porto. "As always when we are not winning, we are very disappointed and we are also mad, mad with ourselves and especially when you lose a game like Sunday," Ten Hag said at his delayed press conference. "Also after all when you had to play such a long time with 10 players and after the red card is overturned, that gives frustration because such a long time to play with 10 is of course never in your advantage and had a real impact on the game but you have to deal with it.
" "We are mad and from the madness we have to get motivation and go onto the next game." Ten Hag insisted in an interview before the trip to Portugal that United's poor start to the campaign was nothing "to panic about" as he ignored talk of the sack and focused on making this season a success. The manager has often pointed to their Carabao Cup triumph in his first .