Newest awards nomination for Ten Hag reveals United's awkwardness this season – Opinion

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It has been a wierd season for Manchester United as they appear to exist in two extremes on the identical time.

Andre Onana, for instance, was a simultaneous embarrassment and Golden Glove contender, and now, one other nomination has hammered house that time.

Eric ten Hag has been nominated for Premier League supervisor of the month for February alongside Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola.

Seeing a supervisor whose job is in perceived hazard sitting subsequent to 2 of the league's three most bulletproof managers is once more surreal.

However on the identical time, Ten Hag gained all 4 of their video games in February earlier than the loss to Fulham prevented them from making it 5/5, so it's completely eligible for that metric.

The performances in these wins, and the way sustainable his philosophy on the membership is, stay debatable however the outcomes can’t be argued in opposition to.

Nonetheless, it’s unlikely that Ten Hag will beat Arteta or Guardiola to the award, not due to the defeat to Fulham, however as a result of each Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis have been irresistible this month.

Arsenal's February is horrifying for his or her rivals – 4 video games, 4 wins, 18 targets scored, one conceded. This included a 3–1 win over Liverpool, a 6–0 thrashing of West Ham and a 4–1 win at house to Newcastle.

The case of town can also be related, though not so large. Their February numbers learn – 5 video games, 4 wins, one draw.

He’s not scoring freely however his performances are bettering and the targets have been constant for him most just lately within the 6-2 win over Luton City within the FA Cup.

This makes Mikel Arteta favourite for the award and deservedly so, however nonetheless, the truth that Ten Hag has been deployed there, which on the stability of outcomes is totally deserved, is United's oddity this season. It displays.

They are going to be given a real take a look at once they journey to the Etihad Stadium on March 3. If Ten Hag makes the shortlist for March's Supervisor of the Month, no asterisk shall be connected, such is the upcoming fixture checklist.

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