Man City 1-2 Man Utd: Red Devils fans say it will be ‘disheartening’ if Erik ten Hag is sacked

Husband and wife Ludovic and Valerie Brochard from Mauritius were rivals at Wembley, with United fan Ludovic and City supporter Valerie turning up in their club colours.

“My dad told me to support a good team…so I chose Manchester City,” said Valerie.

But it was Ludovic who had the last laugh and, when asked about Ten Hag’s future, added: “He needs to stay. It took Manchester City time to win all their trophies and Ten Hag needs time. It doesn’t happen overnight.”

In 2016, United won the FA Cup and two days later sacked manager Louis van Gaal.

Thomas Mansell said it would be “disheartening” if United did the same to Ten Hag.

“I think he’s had a lot thrown at him – all the injuries he has had to deal with has not helped,” he added.

Kyle Evans, who travelled from Rhyl with his son 11-year-old son Isaac to be at Wembley, is another who believes it would be wrong to change the manager before the end of his contract.

“If United had got rid of Fergie after two seasons, we wouldn’t have won all those trophies and dominated English football for so long,” added Kyle.

“The United manager’s job is one of the hardest in football. I think Ten Hag deserves more time.”