Footage re-emerges of Paul Merson predicting Maguire's torrid Man Utd spell back in 2019

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Tuesday, August 16.

Manchester United players have reportedly made a combined personal plea to the club's board to splash the cash before the transfer window comes to an end.Erik ten Hag has had a nightmare start to life in the Premier League after two losses in two - including a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Brentford on Saturday in west London. Thomas Frank's side ruthlessly exposed the glaring holes in United's team - precisely in midfield where the visitors were torn to shreds.It has been a slow summer at United, who lost several players when their contracts expired including Nemanja Matic, Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba.

Manchester United fans have rushed to praise Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the dreadful start to the season from Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman is the new man in the hotseat at Old Trafford having taken over from the interim Ralf Rangnick. The German, who was axed at the end of last season, was temporarily brought in to replace Solskjaer - who lost his job last season.

Cristiano Ronaldo could have his Manchester United contract terminated if he does not buck his ideas up soon.The 37-year-old has told the Red Devils that he is desperate to leave the club this summer after they dropped into the Europa League last season. It was a disappointing campaign where they finished sixth in the Premier League with the lowest points tally in their history.His actions over the summer were questioned when he refused to turn up to training.

Gary Neville has expressed his concerns over Manchester United's decision to sign Lisandro Martinez this summer.

Manchester United supporters have compared their captains past and present.The Red Devils' season got off to the worst possible start as they slumped to a defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford, in what was Erik ten Hag’s first competitive game. And they followed that up with nothing short of a humiliation at Brentford, conceding four times in the first-half in a dreadful defensive performance.The highly-anticipated debut of ‘Ten Hag Ball’ has ultimately fallen rather dour as it has been the same old on repeat with United having struggled at the back for the past few seasons.READ MORE: Premier League's most valuable XI includes one Man Utd star - and no Chelsea playersSubsequent replays from the first game of the season at Old Trafford showed that Maguire, the man to lead his side out, appeared to not know what side of the tunnel he was supposed to be.The footage, which has been doing the rounds on Twitter, shows David De Gea pointing out to Maguire that they were on the wrong side before the Englishman quickly asked Brighton to switch.The video of Keane when his side faced Wolves in 2004 then did the rounds, with the former United player marching his players out of the tunnel prematurely.A tweet with the video attached said: “The fact they all followed him without a moment’s hesitation shows true leadership - That crank Maguire would be out there on his own.

Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville had a fiery bust-up in a debate over Manchester United's biggest problems.It comes after a shock 4-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday, fraught with individual errors and shocking mistakes. The first coming from David de Gea, who allowed Josh Dasilva's tame short to squirm underneath him.The Spaniard was at fault again when his pass out to Christian Eriksen, who received a villain's welcome at the Brentford Community Stadium, was intercepted by Mathias Jensen to score the second of the match after 18 minutes.

Manchester United player was awarded a zero out of 10 after their horror first half performance against Brentford - with two of the worst culprits receiving that score at full time.The Bees swarmed and then tore Erik ten Hag's side apart with a jaw-dropping four goal blitz that left the Red Devils shell-shocked. David de Gea's woeful mistake from a tame Josh Dasilva shot turned out to be a warning of things to come from United who will surely not register a worse performance this season.Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee, and Bryan Mbuemo wrapped up the points in the first half three goals in 17 minutes.

Erik ten Hag's horrific start to Premier League life continued as Manchester United were blown away by a four goal Brentford blitz.Josh Da Silva provided the first real sting when he capitalised on some sloppy passing from the United midfield and unleashed a tame effort that somehow squirmed through David De Gea’s hands and embarrassingly trundled into the back of the net. But De Gea had barely recovered from his first horror mistake when another brain freeze saw him sheepishly pass to Christian Eriksen, who turned into Mathias Jensen, giving his international compatriot a simple opportunity to finish past the Spaniard.

Read More: Footage re-emerges of Paul Merson predicting Maguire's torrid Man Utd spell back in 2019 "Sacked in the morning" rang around the stadium as Ten Hag helplessly watched his team's decimation. All eyes will be on Ten Hag after the catastrophic first half display.United fans were hopeful of a significantly improved season when Ten Hag walked through the doors.

Manchester United fans are already calling Saturday's match against Brentford their worst performance ever after a shocking 45 minutes of action.Erik ten Hag, the new man in the dugout, could only watch with his head in hands as his United players were pulverised after an error-strewn display from every single green (yes) shirt on the pitch. It started in disastrous fashion after a potshot from Josh Dasilva managed to wriggle its way under David de Gea.It is the only time Manchester United have ever been 4-0 down at half time in the Premier League.The Spaniard should have saved the tame effort but then went on to commit another cardinal sin by passing the ball from a goal kick to Christian Eriksen on the edge of the box.

Manchester United's new boy Christian Eriksen has revealed that life in Manchester is a 'completely different vibe' from what he expected. Speaking to United's website, the Dane said: "Yeah.

After losing their opening Premier League game, Manchester United will be looking to bounce back when they face Brentford on Saturday.

Manchester United play Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

Mikel Arteta should switch to three at the back now that William Saliba is in Arsenal's team - even if it means giving Bukayo Saka the graveyard shift.I think that system suits them. Oleksandr Zinchenko is a natural wing back for me, bombing on, and Saka can do the same job on the other side.Saliba looks like the perfect sweeper in between Gabriel and Ben White for me. He impressed on his debut.

With just three weeks to go until the transfer window closes, Manchester United cannot afford to waste a single second.

Cody Gakpo has admitted there is a chance he will remain at PSV this season amid heavy links to Manchester United.

Erik ten Hag proved he is unlike Sir Alex Ferguson after his dressing room reaction to Manchester United's defeat to Brighton on Sunday.It was a shoddy day for the Dutchman on his Premier League debut as he watched his players crumble in a worrying opening 45 minutes. A Pascal Gross double was enough to see Brighton claim their first-ever victory at the Theatre of Dreams despite an Alexis Mac Allister own goal that halved their lead in the second-half.The reaction was wild with United fans furious with the Glazers over a lack of investment in the squad.

Erik ten Hag this week as the Manchester United manager tries to convince the midfielder to move to the club - and it might have worked. The Red Devils have endured a difficult summer in the transfer market trying to get the players that they want through the door. Ten Hag has had big plans but has been stalled throughout the window.

Lisandro Martinez has been backed by former Manchester United defender Wes Brown after receiving some criticism following his debut.

Manchester United new boy Lisandro Martinez will "have the a*** ripped out of him" in the Premier League, Richard Keys has said.Martinez had a far from dream debut at Old Trafford on Sunday (August 7) as United fell to a 2-1 defeat to Brighton. The defender was booked in the first half and then luckily avoided giving away a penalty for a push on Danny Welbeck which could have seen him sent off.There were concerns about his 5'9" frame, which makes him the Premier League's shortest centre-back, upon his £55million arrival from Ajax. And outspoken pundit Keys believes he'll struggle for the remainder of the season because of it.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumAfter praising Brighton's "terrific" performance, Keys wrote in his blog: "So why couldn’t Ralph ten Hag’s United have done better? They were hopeless.