Manchester United ended up playing a draw against Tottenham in their match yesterday. With the way Manchester United are inconsistent this season, I never expected them to give Tottenham a difficult moment in the match. The match ended as a draw, and the two teams tried their best, but Tottenham wasted some opportunities that, if they were able to score, would have given them a win in the match. Just as you said, Manchester United were lucky in their match against Tottenham yesterday, because I didn’t see anything special about the way Manchester United played in their match yesterday, but they went away with 1 point, which was a lucky one for them.
This situation will continue and Manchester United without progress they have not found a solution to the problem in defense I wouldn't be surprised if Manchester United finished outside the top 10 if they didn't bring in a defender. Fortunately, Manchester United is not alone because several other great teams have also experienced this, such as Newcastle and Chelsea but Chelsea are slowly starting to get back on track by winning 4 matches out of 5 matches, Ten Hag career may be decided this season if he fails he may be fired.
With Sir Jim Ratcliffe taking over full authority in determining the club direction and policies after acquiring a 25% stake in United, Ten Hag will of course have to try even harder to win over their new boss. If previously no one had full authority to fire anyone at the club, now Ratcliffe will do it with pleasure. United performance benchmarks are the basis for consideration, not only Ten Hag, but players who have minimal contribution have the potential to be released as well.
I still consider Ten Hag and his fleet lucky yesterday, because they didn't suffer defeat, with Ratcliffe and Rooney watching the match live from the stands. I think The Red Devils will indeed start a new project with Ratcliffe, the second half of the season will be used as a reference to fix all shortcomings in the future. However, Ten Hag could be fired early if he still loses too many points.
I think United has a chance of finishing in the top ten, but the chances of reaching the European zone are very slim. The most realistic target is to finish in the European league zone and that could ease the fans disappointment a little, but there is no guarantee that Ten Hag will be retained. Playing a draw against Tottenham yesterday was actually not bad because you were still able to pocket 1 point, who knows, next week United can secure 3 points when facing Wolves.