United must man up!

Underfire Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag cannot afford another damaging defeat when his troubled side face Fulham on SaturdayTottenhamrsquos Premier League title challenge will get an intriguing test as the leadersrsquo former boss Mauricio Pochettino returns with ChelseaArsenal face NewcastleArsenal also harbour title aspirations making their showdown with topfour contenders Newcastle one of the weekendrsquos marquee matchups Crisistorn Man Utd have to lsquostand uprsquo Erik ten Hag urged his Manchester United flops to ldquostand uprdquo to the pressure as the Dutch coach battles to stop their season imploding United have made their worst start since 196263 and a loss against Fulham at Craven Cottage could push Ten Hag to the brink of the sack after less than two seasons in chargeAlso ReadPlayers lsquoabandonedrsquo over rainbow armbands in Qatar says DeschampsHammered 03 by Manchester City last weekend United were brushed aside by the same score against Newcastle in the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday Ten Hagrsquos men have lost eight of their 15 matches in all competitions this term leaving them eighth in the Premier League and in danger of failing to reach the Champions League last 16It is the first time United have lost successive home games by three goals or more since 1962 while they have lost five of their first 10 home games for the first time since 193031 ldquoThis is not good enough and we know that Thatrsquos below our standards and we know that all and we have to take responsibility for thisrdquo Ten Hag said after United were booed off against NewcastleAlso ReadPace trio of Shami Siraj Bumrah firing on all cylindersTen Hag here to stayBookmakersrsquo odds on Ten Hag being axed have been slashed amid reports of players losing patience with their managerrsquos hardline personality In a desperate plea for unity the former Ajax boss said ldquoThat is our job We sleep and we have to go again so we have to stand uprdquoInjured Casemiro out for several weeksManchester United midfielder Casemiro has been ruled out for ldquoseveral weeksrdquo with a hamstring injury the club announced on Friday adding to manager Erik ten Hagrsquos woesAfter missing three matches the 31yearold captained Erik ten Hagrsquos side on his return against Newcastle in the League Cup on Wednesday The club said in a statement ldquoCasemiro will be out for several weeks due to a hamstring injury suffered during our Carabao League Cup defeat to Newcastle on Wednesday The Brazilian was withdrawn at halftime due to the issuerdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever