United are 13th in the Premier League, having lost three of their first six games, and were minutes away from another humiliating setback in the Europa League against Porto on Thursday. But if we dive deeper, what do the statistics from United's Premier League performance reveal about Ten Hag's two-year tenure? A promising start, followed by a slide as rivals outperformed him. Ten Hag took over at United in the summer of 2022, becoming the latest man tasked with restoring the 20-time English champions to the top of the league. United finished third in his debut season and won the EFL Cup. But how has the Dutchman done when compared with Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta and former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, both of whom are equally charged with bringing. When you contrast Ten Hag's tale with that of his predecessors at United, they are comparable. After the team finished fifth under Louis van Gaal and won the FA Cup, Jose Mourinho was named manager. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was first appointed on an interim basis with the team sitting sixth in the league, succeeded him. Only Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's final days with the team are equivalent to Ten Hag's current rolling 10-game average of 1.3 points per game, which is down from a peak of 2.3 points per game. But the rolling averages of all three managers are erratic, highlighting United's lack of stability since the illustrious Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013. Over the past year, United's pressing and team structure have come under heavy fire. However, comparing the statistics further back, it is evident that they have fewer goals than their competitors. Since Ten Hag's tenure, United has scored 10 goals, 84 fewer than its city rivals and behind Brentford and Brighton. Still, their defense is the sixth best. However, they would still have needed to tighten up by 36 goals in order to have been as good as City while Ten Hag was in charge. 
