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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Erik ten Hag's decision to snub Man Utd transfer after 'cancelling agent visit' backfires

Erik ten Hag's tenure at Manchester United is still very much in its infancy, but already, his decisions are being heavily scrutinised in the wake of the club's nightmare start to the season.

The Red Devils are currently rock-bottom of the Premier League after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Brentford, who cantered to an emphatic 4-0 win over United at the weekend.

It was a sobering afternoon for Ten Hag, who has now made the worst start of any Reds boss in over a century - and the spotlight is now firmly on one of the Dutchman's primary summer transfer targets after Lisandro Martinez was hauled off after just 45 minutes at the Brentford Community Stadium.

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