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Did Man Utd's profligate finishing cost Ten Hag his job?

Erik Ten Hag managing Manchester United
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A graphic showing the records of Manchester United's managers post Alex Ferguson. 
Erik ten Hag Games played 85 Total shots (including blocks) 1273 per Game 14.98.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Games played 109 Total shots (including blocks) 1554 Per game 14.26
Jose Mourinho Games 93 Total shots (including blocks) 1319 Per game 14.18
David Moyes Games 34 Total shots (including blocks) 457 Per game  13.44
Ralf Rangnick Games 24 Total shots (including blocks) 317 Per game 13.21
Louis van Gaal Games 76 Total shots (including blocks) 942 Per game 12.39
[BBC]

Manchester United attempted a lot of shots under Erik ten Hag - more per game than under any other manager since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013.

But the conversion of those chances proved a real issue, with United's record in that metric lower under Ten Hag than any other manager post-Ferguson.

A graphic showing the records of Manchester United's managers post Alex Ferguson.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Shot conversion rate (including blocks) 12.55
David Moyes Shot conversion rate (including blocks) 12.25
Louis van Gaal Shot conversion rate (including blocks) 11.78
Jose Mourinho Shot conversion rate (including blocks) 11.45
Ralf Rangnick Shot conversion rate (including blocks) 10.41
Erik Ten Hag Shot conversion rate (including blocks) 9.66
[BBC]