The incoming Manchester United minority owners, according to Ian Wright, should replace Erik ten Hag as manager since the Dutchman has failed to develop a style of play in his 18 months in charge.

Wright was speaking prior to the Red Devils’ 2-1 triumph over Chelsea on Wednesday night, but with United lying sixth in the table and having already suffered six league defeats this season, the 2-1 victory is unlikely to have changed his mind.

The Arsenal legend was speaking with Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher, and Gary Neville on what the incoming Old Trafford government should do with the present manager and players, and came to the conclusion that Ten Hag has had enough time to show himself and has failed to do so.

The 60-year-old cited Ange Postecoglou’s fast implementation of his brand of football at Tottenham as an example of what a manager can accomplish in a short period of time.

‘Ditch, I’d get rid of him, I’d move on,’ she says. Wright stated on Sky Bet’s Stick to Football program.

‘When I look at the way Man United are playing…you simply have to look at Ange and the way he’s changed things so quickly and a pattern of play, how they want to do certain things, and I still haven’t seen that with United up to this point.

Ten Hag has had a difficult season both on and off the field (Photo: Getty Images)

‘So, given everything that’s happened, I’m thinking that after 18 months, we should be seeing a certain way that Man United is playing.

‘They should be controlling and winning games right now. So I’d probably get rid of him.’

Other analysts were eager to give the Dutchman more time on the job, with Manchester United icons Keane and Neville suggesting they would keep him, while Carragher claimed Ten Hag should continue, but he is approaching the Last Chance Saloon.

Ten Hag is under pressure, as any Manchester United manager who is fighting for consistency, but he claims to be calm and pleased with the team’s progress.

‘Crisis? ‘No way,’ he remarked on Wednesday. ‘We remain calm. The team is on the right track.

‘It’s not a disappointment, but we could have made our lives simpler [by scoring more goals]. We are happy with how dynamic, proactive, and brave we were.’