Erik ten Hag suffers triple Man Utd blow ahead of must-win clash to save his job

Erik ten Hag is expected to have no fit recognised left back for Manchester United's vital Premier League clash against Brentford on Saturday afternoon with , Tyrell Malacia still ruled out through injury and Noussair Mazraoui recovering from minor heart surgery.

They sit in the bottom half of the having taken just eight points from their first seven fixtures games and only newly promoted have scored fewer goals.

The club's board met last week with Ten Hag’s future understood to be among the topics up for discussion. He remains safe for now - though patience could quickly run out if results don’t improve quickly.

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And while midfielder has a chance of being passed fit for the game versus Thomas Frank's side, Ten Hag will need to reshape his defence.

Centre back is also ruled out with injury while the wait for Leny Yoro, a £52m summer signing from Lille, to make his competitive debut continues as he recovers from a broken foot sustained during pre-season.

After the bore draw away to Aston Villa nine days ago, Ten Hag said: “We are all on board together, on one page, we know what we are working through. It’s a long-term process.

“It’s external noise. Internally we’re disappointed and we know we have to do better. Especially we need to score more. But I don’t have any idea it is different, because they would tell me. We communicate and are very transparent.”

Ten Hag's full back dilemma comes in the same week , whom they only sold to Benfica in the summer for £5m.

The Spanish left-sided defender has attracted the attention of and but United are said to have a buyback clause of about £16m for the 23-year-old who has impressed for the Lisbon club in recent weeks.

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