Man Utd fan writes ‘open letter’ to Sir Jim Ratcliffe over Erik ten Hag’s future and it's gone viral

A concerned Manchester United fan has penned an open letter to INEOS and the Glazer family amid growing pressure on Erik ten Hag.

Having failed to record a win against Crystal Palace and FC Twente in recent days, United's humiliating 3-0 defeat to Spurs on Sunday was the final straw for many.

Brennan Johnson opened the scoring with just three minutes on the clock following a superb 70-yard run from centre-back Micky van de Ven, who somehow managed to go unchallenged.

Ange Postecoglou's side continued to dominate in large spells and shortly after the restart, Dejan Kulusevski doubled Spurs' lead before in-form striker Dominic Solanke put the game to bed.

After the full-time whistle, Erik ten Hag responded to questions around his immediate future – and was asked if the owners might be having second thoughts about their decision to retain him this summer.

Many supporters have taken to social media of late to express their dismay at United's performances. In fact, one fan going by the name of @utdHarryy published an open letter to INEOS and the Glazer family.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday evening, he said keeping Ten Hag at the helm would be "one of the worst decisions" they could make. You can read the letter in full below:

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"Dear INEOS and the Glazers Family,

We as Manchester United fans have been reading worrying reports that you plan on keeping Ten Hag till further notice.

On behalf of the United fanbase this would be one of the worst decisions you will make.

It's clear you don't want Erik Ten Hag as the manager as you wouldn't have been interviewing other managers in the summer.

3rd season in over £600 million spent and we're the worse we have ever been.

Ten Hag has embarrassed us on many occasions, 7-0 to Liverpool, 1 win out of 9 in Europe, worst Premier League finish ever, negative goal difference, 6 wins out of last 20 league games just to name a few.

I can say personally as a United fan keeping Ten Hag is setting the club back years. I hope you see this letter for the betterment of the club and make the right decision

Yours sincerely,

Fans of Manchester United."

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On Monday morning, it emerged that Ten Hag is expected to stay in charge for at least one more week ahead of upcoming fixtures against FC Porto and Aston Villa.