Erik ten Hag insisted he will fight to save Manchester United’s troubled season after their dismal League Cup exit against Newcastle piled increased pressure on the beleaguered boss.

Ten Hag stays confident: ‘I can do it, I’m a fighter’

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Ten Hag’s side slumped to a miserable 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford for the second time in four days as Newcastle dumped Manchester United out in the fourth round.

Hot on the heels of their limp Manchester derby loss to Pep Guardiola’s champions on Sunday, United’s latest calamity added to the growing feeling that Ten Hag is in danger of being sacked.

United have lost eight of their opening 15 fixtures in all competitions this term, their worst start since the 1962-63 campaign. It is the first time United have lost successive home games by three goals or more since October 1962, while they have lost five of their first 10 home games for the first time since 1930-31.

Ten Hag’s players were booed off at both half-time and full-time in the Newcastle debacle, leaving the Dutchman facing a fight to save his job in only his second season at the club.

“I am a fighter and I know it is not always going up,” he said. “We have a lot of setbacks this season so far, but also you have to deal with it and that is never an excuse.

“I have said that before I know when there are setbacks the routines are not the same, but even then you have to get results in. Obviously, Sunday and tonight were far from that so we have to do things right and at a certain level, at the minimum level to win games.”