Erik ten Hag may have been granted a stay of execution at but their four games after the international break will be make or break for the Dutchman.
And United, despite their dismal start to the campaign, have been dealt a favourable run of fixtures to convince United chiefs he remains the right man for the job.
United have taken just eight points from their first seven league games and only newly promoted have scored fewer goals.
A board meeting at INEOS headquarters in London on Tuesday failed to yield a conclusive decision around Ten Hag's future. But he is still in the last chance saloon with the rest of October set to be decisive.
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After the international break United return to action with a home fixture against Brentford on Saturday October 19. Thomas Frank's Bees have been scoring frequently but also shipping plenty of goals.
That clash is followed by a trip to Fenerbahce, who are managed by . While Ten Hag may choose to shuffle his pack for that journey to Istanbul, a result is needed following two draws to open their Europa League campaign.
United then make the trip to face , who have struggled for consistency under new boss Julen Lopetegui. The Hammers convincingly beat Ipswich in their last game but until that point had struggled for attacking fluidity.
And then Ten Hag will plan for an EFL Cup round of 16 clash at home to City, whose priorities are firmly fixed on surviving in the .
After the bore draw away to Aston Villa last Sunday, the under-pressure Dutchman said: “We are all on board together, on one page, we know what we are working through. It’s a long-term process.
“It’s external noise. Internally we’re disappointed and we know we have to do better. Especially we need to score more. But I don’t have any idea it is different, because they would tell me. We communicate and are very transparent.”
He does, however, have a host of injury issues to contend with - especially defensively with Noussair Mazraoui the latest to join the absentee list after undergoing a minor surgical procedure on his heart earlier this week.
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