Ten Hag led Man Utd 91 matches in all competitions, won 54, drew 11 and lost 26 matches, a winning rate of 59.34%. Man Utd’s highest winning rate of all time belongs to Ferguson, with 59.67%. The legendary coach led the team 1,500 matches, won 895, drew 338 and lost 267 matches.
If they win against Tottenham on January 14, Man Utd will increase their win rate under Ten Hag to 59.78%, surpassing Ferguson. But Ten Hag’s loss rate is 28.26%, the lowest at Man Utd since the time of David Moyes. Meanwhile, Ferguson’s loss rate is only 17.8%, while for Ole Gunnar Solskjær it is 23.81%.
If considering every win is three points, draw one point, Ten Hag ranks third in team history, with an average of 1,913 points, only behind Ferguson 2,015 and Jose Mourinho 1,972. But Mourinho led the team for 144 matches, one and a half times longer than Ten Hag’s current tenure at Old Trafford.
The match against Tottenham also had great significance for Ten Hag, because it was the first time billionaire Jim Ratcliffe came to Old Trafford to watch the team play since taking control. He spent 1.3 billion USD to buy back 25% of the team’s shares, with the goal of reforming and bringing Man Utd back to its peak.
Ratcliffe and his colleagues are conducting a comprehensive examination of the team, within eight weeks. They are not expected to make any major decisions during this time, meaning the Dutch coach will be safe in the short term. The British billionaire also needs to appoint key senior personnel, such as the General Director, Sports Director, and the person in charge of recruitment or negotiations.
Man Utd’s performance has been erratic in the past four matches, alternating wins and losses. They just defeated Wigan 2-0 to enter the fourth round of the FA Cup, but ahead is Tottenham in high form under Ange Postecoglou.