Manchester United's performance in the Premier League is still weak and erratic. Lost 2 out of 4 matches. Manchester United's performance needs further improvement. Otherwise, it is impossible for this team to stay in the top four of the Premier League table. Manchester United cannot even be in the top 10 of the table.
Barnsley are in the third tier of English football (two leagues below the PL) so you’re right, their fans shouldn’t look too deeply into a victory against them.
I don’t think they will finish in the top 4. They will probably come about 6th and Ten Hag will be lucky to keep his job after spending £550,000,000 in 3 years.
This is indeed unbalanced the Red Devils players are worth a high amount while Barnsley is mostly amateur players so fans do not have big expectations because they already know the result will win.
For me it is still difficult for Erik Ten Hag to compete in the Premier League for 4th place to enter the UCL this is a difficult job, and they still cannot be consistent, especially with the expenditure for 3 seasons which is a large amount but there is no change during the Ten Hag Era.