Erik ten Hag has declared that Manchester United are “furious” about their 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday and must use that as motivation against Porto on Thursday, in a game the manager may need to win to keep his job keep.

United’s dismal performance against Spurs has left Ten Hag’s position in doubt and with the team sitting 13th in the Premier League, he desperately needs a response in the Europa League on Thursday.

“As always when we don’t win we are very disappointed and also angry; “We are angry with ourselves and especially when you lose a game like on Sunday,” said Ten Hag. “It’s also frustrating when you had to play with 10 players for so long and the red card (Bruno Fernandes) was overturned, because of course playing with 10 players for so long is never an advantage and it had a real advantage.” It did Impact on the game, but you have to deal with it. We are crazy and we have to draw motivation from the madness and move on to the next game.”

United’s football department, controlled by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and led by Dan Ashworth, the sporting director, and technical director Jason Wilcox, will assess the team’s response in the upcoming games at Porto and then at Aston Villa on Sunday before making a decision This is where the future of the manager falls. Ten Hag was asked if he had received any assurances from them since Sunday that his job was safe.

“We talk every day,” Ten Hag said. “We are on a common path – we reached this agreement in the summer.

“Everyone has to take responsibility, and that starts with me as a manager. But also on the pitch.”

Earlier in the day, Ten Hag told Sky Sports: “It’s not a reason for me to panic because I’ve seen it so many times with my teams during the season that you face these problems.”