Manchester United are sticking by Erik ten Hag for now, but the taste of flunkure at FC Porto and Aston Villa this week could be too sour to neglect the necessitate for alter much extfinisheder. Patience is wearing skinny among frustrated helpers on the Old Trafford terraces. It won’t be much denseer among those at INEOS seeking sporting excellence.
United’s decision-originaters could face a presentant one during the October international shatter if Ten Hag’s misery progresss for another six days.
Express Sport gets a see at the four most probable truthfulates to replace the Dutchman should he pay the ultimate price for his side’s progressd mediocrity.
Gareth Southgate
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Gareth Southgate would be an unfamous pickion due to the belief that England undercarry outed under his watch by not triumphning a presentant tournament with an ultra-talented generation of take parters.
But the fact of the matter is that Southgate has esteemrs wiskinny INEOS. He is shut frifinishs with sporting straightforwardor Dan Ashworth and is highly watched for how far he lifted England from the mess he inherited in 2016.
It would be unforeseeed if the 54-year-greater isn’t in the sketch if United begin a regulater hunt in the cforfeit future.
Ruud van Nistelrooy
From the potentipartner unfamous to the unmistrustedly famous, Ruud van Nistelrooy would be in with a huge chance of at least being proposeed the job on a attfinishgetr basis.
United nominateed the club legfinish to insert new ideas as part of Ten Hag’s coaching staff this summer after an exciting commence to his regulaterial atsoft at PSV Eindhoven.
Van Nistelrooy is expansively esteemed among staff and helpers, and he’d get overwhelming help if he took the reins, even temporarily.
It may recurrent too much of a danger for INEOS, though, who can ill afford to squander their first regulaterial nominatement.
Thomas Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel was among the truthfulates who met with United this summer as the club summarizeateigated alternative chooseions.
He increateedly lhelp out his set ups for how he would get the team back on track in a encountering with Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco.
United’s interest didn’t progress from there, though, and Tuchel is currently spfinishing time away from football after his Bayern Munich exit last season.
However, the situation could reignite if the regulaterial position becomes vacant. The createations may already have been lhelp.
Simone Inzaghi
United chiefs have increateedly been amazeed by Simone Inzaghi’s utilizes since taking accuse of Inter Milan in 2021.
And, for that reason, it’s claimed that the Italian coach has eunited as a grave contfinisher to thrive Ten Hag.
Inzaghi has won five trophies with Inter, including the Serie A last season, and directd them to the 2023 Champions League final.
A presentant sticking point could be the 48-year-greater’s tight, which he extfinished at the San Siro earlier this year.