I’ve seen many fans and pundits make this claim. Do you think Manchester United players aren’t playing as well as they can in hope to get Ten Hag sacked. I’ve seen this argument used against Rashford as people since he’s got his new contract he’s just content to get his money and play as well.
Though Hoijund has claimed the players all back Ten Hag still https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/09/erik-ten-hag-manchester-united-squad-backing-rasmus-hojlund
I don’t think so. It’s just that Manchester United have been having a crisis every week for many years. I can’t imagine trying to be an elite player in that stressful environment.
Yeah, yeah I know they’re millionaires but they’re no robots, the stress factor will of course alter the performance.