Joe Cole and Peter Crouch agree Man Utd should see their match against Southampton is a must-win game after their poor start to the season.
When asked if it s ridiculous to say it s a must-win game for Man Utd, : I think it is a must-win game for them today. And I just think with the context of where Erik ten Hag was, I think in the boardroom in the summer it was a real tricky one for them to know which way to go because he d won two trophies in previous years, the team had got into a good position and then dropped off a little bit.
There s lots of change and I think there will have been a real split whether to keep him. They ve gone with him. He really needed a big start and that s not happened. Losing the Liverpool game was telling, so I think today is not the game you want because they are expected to come and win here because Saints have not started well.
But if something happens at this ground and there s an early goal then it s going to be tough for .
Former Tottenham and England star Crouch said: I think the pressure comes when you look round the team and he s really put his stamp on it now. If you look round and the signings that they ve made, there are players, there s no denying that. He s worked with them before, he s quite obviously had a big hand in the signings and he s built this team.
And if it doesn t succeed then, unfortunately, it has to land with the manager.
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On whether it was the right decision to keep Ten Hag, Crouch added: Time will tell. It s not got off to a great start, let s be honest, and with the signings that have been made as I ve said before it s his team now. So the buck stops with the manager. They have to turn this round, they have to start winning games.
