Erik Ten Hag storms out of press-conference after Manchester United's dismal draw against AFC Bournemouth

The Red Devils dropped to seventh place in the league after being held to a score of 2-2 by Bournemouth on Saturday during the Premier League. The Dutch manager chose to evade answering the question and leave the post-match news conference without answering when it came to the potential that the team would have the poorest conceivable finish in Premier League history after the game.

Following the inquiry concerning the team's lowest-ever English Premier League position, the United manager got up from his seat, walked out of the room, and then said, "I don't comment. I won't take that question. That is not important."

The Netherlands International added, "So there's good players who're available," Ten Hag explained. "You see our back four: that's telling the story. We know our demand but that tells absolutely the story. Especially if one of the players is struggling and we couldn't sub him as well as we are running out of the centre halves. We give all we can but I am also realistic. When the full squad was there, we still could have high belief but we will keep fighting also with the players who are available, you see high potential.”

What’s next for Erik Ten Hag and Manchester United?

Manchester United's four-game winless streak is its joint-longest of the season. They have won just one of their last seven league games.  Harry Maguire persevered through a first-half problem to finish the match with Bournemouth, but Willy Kambwala, 19, was responsible for Dominic Solanke's first-half strike and almost missed giving up an added-time penalty.

Only five times since the Premier League's founding in the 1992–1993 season have Manchester United placed outside the top four; their lowest result came in the 2013–14 season, when they were coached by David Moyes, when they finished seventh. Ten Hag's team will now turn their attention to cup play as they will take on Coventry in the FA Cup semi-final on April 21.