Erik ten Hag left red-faced as huge reason for sack pressure worsened

According to a report from express.co, during the last ten years, it has almost been a Manchester United fan custom to watch their rivals easily defeat teams that had previously proven to be the scourge of their Champions League campaign. That sensation was probably there once again on Tuesday night as Manchester City easily defeated FC Copenhagen 3-1 at Parken.

Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, and Bernardo Silva were the three attackers from Pep Guardiola’s apparently endless wellspring of offensive brilliance who scored the goals that sent City into the quarterfinals. Copenhagen began the campaign in Group A with Bayern Munich, Galatasaray, and United. Their inclusion in the pot for the final 16 draw came as a surprise.

Even more astonishing was the Danish champions’ two wins out of six group game victories that allowed them to advance. Even more unexpected was the fact that one of them was against United, the three-time champions, who ended quite poorly and were eliminated from Europe.

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In Group A, Erik ten Hag managed only one victory, a 1-0 victory against Copenhagen at Old Trafford that needed a last-minute penalty save from Andre Onana. Considering their circumstances, it should have been anything but United’s worst Champions League performance in recent memory.

Despite being outmatched by Bayern in both of their season’s opening and closing games, the Red Devils lost 3-2 at Old Trafford to Galatasaray after giving up two leads. After scraping past Copenhagen at home, they once again fluffed two leads, including a 2-0 advantage after 28 minutes, to lose 4-3 at Parken.

After trailing 2-0 and 3-1 on the road against Galatasaray, United nevertheless only managed to draw 3-3 with Istanbul in one too many mistakes, almost guaranteeing their elimination. On Tuesday, City, meanwhile, walked to Parken and waltzed past United’s conquerors, their dreams of winning the Champions League back-to-back, a feat their opponents have never accomplished, blazing hot.