Michael Owen has backed Erik ten Hag to continue as Manchester United manager, but the former striker admits he's concerned about the team's lack of identity.
United appointed Ten Hag to replace interim boss Ralf Rangnick last year and he guided the club to third in the table in his first season, as well as ending their six-year trophy drought.
After a testing start to this season, the Dutchman has overseen three straight wins heading into the Manchester derby. Ten Hag and his team welcome neighbours Manchester City to Old Trafford in their next match on Sunday afternoon (3.30pm).
However, while he accepts there have been encouraging signs since Ten Hag stepped into the dugout, ex-United man Owen believes the jury is still out on the Dutchman. ALSO READ: Player ratings vs Copenhagen as Onana and Maguire good ALSO READ: United have found perfect solution to fix midfield problem During an interview with DAZN Bet, Owen said: "The one thing that I say to people is that if you put Man City in front of me and changed the colours of their shirts and the faces of the players, I could watch them for about 30 seconds and say 'that's Man City playing'. "I could do the same with Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and virtually every other team.
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