There is a strong candidate to succeed Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager, according to sources endangering his job.

For some time now, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been considering other managers because many people in the background don’t think the Dutchman is the best person to lead them.

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Man Utd’s eighth-place result in the Premier League this season is their lowest since the 1989–1990 campaign, and it is clearly unacceptable for a team of their caliber.

But after they defeated Manchester City in the championship game, Ten Hag was able to lead his team to the FA Cup.

It might have kept his bacon intact. Man Utd has also qualified for the Europa League as a result of this.

Interestingly, journalist David McDonnell argues that even though Ten Hag only has a year left on his contract, Man Utd would have to pay him around £9 million in compensation if they decided to fire him because the team qualified for the Europa League.

This might make Ratcliffe reconsider splitting from the coach, even though the Ineos CEO and some of his followers aren’t sold on him.

Position one for Mauricio Pochettino at Manchester United
If Ratcliffe decides to fire Ten Hag, Mauricio Pochettino, the former manager of Chelsea, Tottenham, and Paris Saint-Germain, is “leading the race” to replace him, according to a Man Utd press source.

After a challenging 2023–24 season with Chelsea, in which his team made a late push to finish in sixth place, Pochettino’s job was not saved.

TEAMtalk has been informed by sources that a few Blues players were not happy with the decision. There are many supporters of Pochettino in the game, and he will always have employment opportunities.

A week ago, we exclusively disclosed that Pochettino

would seize the opportunity to lead Manchester United should they come up with an

extend an offer.

Since having dinner with Sir Alex Ferguson back in 2016, he has been associated with the position. Since then, Pochettino and Man Utd’s timelines have never quite lined up, but in the upcoming weeks, that may finally alter.

In the event that Ten Hag is fired, the Red Devils have also spoken with Thomas Frank, the manager of Brentford, so he is a possibility to take over as manager.

According to rumors, Ratcliffe and company are anticipated to decide on Ten Hag’s future before to the commencement of the European Championships and possibly even by the end of this week.

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