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The Dutchman objected to a question on where United will finish (Pictures: HaytersTV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Erik ten Hag walked out of his post-match press conference following a question on whether Manchester United could be heading for their worst-ever Premier League finish.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils are now winless in their last four league outings after being held to a 2-2 draw away at Bournemouth on Saturday evening, a result which leaves them in seventh place following Newcastle\u2019s win over Tottenham.<\/p>\n

It could have been even worse for United with the referee awarding a spot-kick to Andoni Iraola\u2019s side deep into stoppage time, but after a long check from VAR it was decided that the offence happened just outside the box.<\/p>\n

Rather than hunting down fourth spot and a place in the Champions League, United are now looking over their shoulder with West Ham and potentially even Chelsea capable of overtaking them.<\/p>\n

If they finish in seventh, that would represent United\u2019s joint-worst finish in Premier League history \u2013 having also finished there in the 2013-14 season when David Moyes was in charge.<\/p>\n

There is clearly the possibility that they could end up even lower, with Ten Hag potentially claiming the unwanted record outright, but the Dutchman recoiled at the suggestion at his post-match press conference and refused to answer the question.<\/p>\n

Just as the press officer appeared to be wrapping up the conference, one journalist asked: \u2018Erik there\u2019s a danger you could get caught in seventh place, and if you fall below seventh place that would be the worst finish in Premier League history for United. Do you think you\u2019re going to be above\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n

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It was another bad day at the office for Ten Hag and United (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But Ten Hag did not give the journalist time to finish his question, getting up out of his seat and saying: \u2018I don\u2019t comment, [I don\u2019t] take that question. It\u2019s not\u2026 that is not important for this moment in time.\u2019<\/p>\n

The former Ajax boss then walked out of the media suite abruptly as the journalist could be heard saying: \u2018I tried.\u2019<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the result and performance against Bournemouth, Ten Hag told Match of the Day: \u2018We know we have to win. We want to battle, to compete for the top positions. You see the game, we struggled first half, [Harry] Maguire was struggling but he overcame because we needed him to.<\/p>\n