With only five goals and seven points from six games, the record 20-time English champions are off to a joint-worst start in the Premier League era.

Twente, the previous team of Ten Hag, and United drew 1-1 at Old Trafford last week, a result that midfielder Christian Eriksen remarked “feels like a loss” as United also got off to a troubling start to their European campaign.

After their dismal Champions League performance in the previous season, it brought United’s miserable European run to one victory in nine games.

After the club’s 3-0 loss to Spurs on Sunday, Ten Hag begged for more time to turn things around once more, but the Dutchman acknowledged his team was far behind expectations.

“Resilience is required since this is insufficient. Ten Hag stated, “We must acknowledge this and go forward with improving our performance.

Every day is a fresh start. Just in the dressing room, I told them to come on. It is a fresh day tomorrow. We must undoubtedly improve and learn from our mistakes.

“I only think of Porto. We put an end to this (the Tottenham match), deal with it, and go on. We’re going to make this right. We’re going to start from scratch. There are still a lot of games to be played in this young season.”

Ten Hag is awaiting word on the severity of Kobbie Mainoo’s and Mason Mount’s injuries.

After losing 3-2 to Norway’s Bodo/Glimt in their opening match of the campaign, United captain Bruno Fernandes, who was born and raised in Porto, has a greater understanding of their forthcoming opponents than most.

“It’s a side that always does really well in Europe, we have to be aware of that,” Fernandes stated to MUTV.

“(They are) improving a lot in the last few games, even if they lost the last game in the Europa League.”

“We go there to win because it’s everything that we have to think about,” the midfield player continued. He was spared a three-match domestic punishment on Tuesday after his club successfully appealed his red card in the Spurs loss.

Spurs target five straightSpurs defeated United 3-0, their fourth straight win across all competitions, and they did it without Son Heung-min, who was injured in that match and missed nearly the whole match due to a hamstring injury.

“Nothing changes,” manager Ange Postecoglou declared prior to the trip to Ferencvaros, a team based in Hungary, on Thursday.

We just must continue with our current course of action. Though there is still much to be done in many areas, the group’s desire to keep becoming better is something positive.

Rangers will host Lyon in their second match of the extended league phase format after making a victorious start away to Malmo. In their inaugural game, Lyon defeated Olympiakos, the Conference League winners from the previous season, 2-0.

After the international break, Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce visit Twente, and United play the man who guided them to the 2017 Europa League championship.

Ajax visits Slavia Prague, Real Sociedad hosts Anderlecht, while Lazio stays home to play Nice. After losing club legend Daniele De Rossi to Swedish team Elfsborg, Roma tries to maintain their comeback.