Erik ten Hag under intense scrutiny as Manchester United identify elite alternatives – Man United News And Transfer News

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It has all gone downhill extraordinarily shortly for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.

He got here into this season with the hopes of constructing on an encouraging final season, armed with seven new signings however the actuality has been fairly completely different.

After the embarrassing 0-3 loss to Newcastle made it two house losses on the bounce, The Times reports that Ten Hag is now on “skinny ice” with the United board.

United sit eighth within the Premier League desk whereas their performances have been even worse. They’re already out of the Carabao Cup and on present type, might nicely lose to Copenhagen subsequent week to finish their European marketing campaign.

In such a state of affairs, the board is anxious along with his means to show it throughout, having recognized two elite options.

Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim and serial Champions League winner Zinedine Zidane are reportedly admired by the board as Ten Hag’s future turns into more and more bleak.

Nonetheless, no fast motion on this regard is anticipated because of an upcoming upheaval on the high degree.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s bid to amass 25% of the membership and take control of sporting matters implies that the ultimate determination on the supervisor’s future might lie on him.

That’s as a result of Richard Arnold, the present decision-maker at Outdated Trafford, might go away Outdated Trafford as soon as Ratcliffe brings his personal individuals, like Jean-Claude Blanc.

Erik ten Hag’s job was not thought to be under threat with the change in government regime however outcomes below him might want to flip for the optimistic quickly.

Amorim and Zidane are each engaging choices, primarily for the model of soccer they’ve coached at their golf equipment. Ten Hag was additionally as soon as regarded as from the attacking college of soccer however United have appeared laboured and historic in assault.

The supervisor’s subsequent check shall be away towards Fulham within the early kick-off on Saturday. Because the harm listing shrinks, the mitigating elements do too, and a win is sorely wanted.

In any other case, will probably be the curbing of one other false daybreak at United post-Sir Alex Ferguson.