Although Ten Hag has been sacked by Manchester United, he has left many problems for the club that new coach Amorim finds difficult to solve. Ten Hag spent a huge transfer fee on signing players like Antony, Hojlund, Mount, and Zirkzee, who have failed to prove themselves at Manchester United. The club is now stuck with several high-priced, low-performing players, and Ten Hag also drove away several of Manchester United's talented players. Manchester United has suffered a significant loss due to misplaced trust in Ten Hag, who undervalued the sale of their wing speedster: now shining in the Premier League and leading the team to contend for the championship.
Despite drawing with Liverpool, Manchester United has not won in five consecutive matches, with one draw and four losses. They are currently in 13th place in the Premier League, with Ipswich, third from bottom in the relegation zone, seven points behind them. If Manchester United continues without a win, there is a risk of falling into the relegation zone. During Ten Hag's tenure at Manchester United, he sold winger Elanga, who joined Nottingham Forest for a transfer fee of 17.5 million euros. This Swedish international has helped his new team create miracles this season.
On January 7th, Beijing time, in the 20th round of the Premier League, Nottingham Forest easily defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 away from home. Elanga was directly involved in Nottingham Forest's first goal, providing a cross in the 7th minute for White to score against his former club. In addition to recording one assist, Elanga also made the most key passes in the game with four and was fouled twice, delivering an impressive performance.
In the 16th round of the Premier League, Nottingham Forest beat Villa 3-2, with Elanga scoring the decisive goal. In the 17th round, Nottingham Forest defeated Brentford 2-0, with Elanga scoring the second goal. In the 18th round, Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 1-0, with Elanga scoring the only goal of the game. In the 19th round, Forest defeated Everton 2-0, with Elanga assisting Wood to open the scoring for the team. Nottingham Forest has achieved six consecutive victories in the Premier League (previously defeating Manchester United) and is currently in third place with 40 points from 20 rounds, while Chelsea is fourth with 36 points from 20 rounds, Arsenal is second with 40 points from 20 rounds, and Liverpool leads with 46 points from 19 rounds.
As a Premier League relegation team, Nottingham Forest's current ranking is truly miraculous. Since leaving Manchester United and joining Nottingham Forest, Elanga has scored eight goals and provided 13 assists in the Premier League over one and a half seasons. Ten Hag spent 95 million euros to bring in Antony from Ajax for Manchester United, who is also a right winger, but during the same period, he scored only one goal and provided one assist for Manchester United in the Premier League, failing to open his account this season. Ten Hag's failed signings have harmed Manchester United.