Ten Hag sacked

There has been an expected managerial change

Ten Hag's last match ended in a 2-1 defeat against West Ham, leaving the club in 14th place in the Premier League with only three wins from their first nine matches.

The club exercised a one-year extension in Ten Hag's contract after their FA Cup final win against Manchester City in May. However, just over three months later, he has been dismissed.

We currently sit on 11 points after nine games, marking their second-lowest tally in the Premier League at this stage (only slightly better than the 10 points Ole's side had in the 2019-20 season).

Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ten Hag's Assistant Manager, has been named as interim manager whilst we search for the club's 6th manager. 

What I think

Ten Hag departs - 1

If we're being honest, this decision was probably made after United's 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at the end of last season. Following that game, it almost became a foregone conclusion that Erik ten Hag's departure was inevitable.

The board did not attempt to hide the fact that they were in discussions with several potential managers, including Thomas Tuchel. It was just waiting until after the FA Cup final to announce this decision.

It wasn’t just the FA Cup victory over City that mattered; it was how we played. Ten Hag had been insisting for weeks that, if he could get all his key players back from injury, his side would perform at a higher level. And on that day, that’s exactly what happened.

Given the circumstances and the limited alternatives available, INEOS were left uncertain about which direction to take. They decided to give Ten Hag the chance to prove that the performance in the cup final wasn’t a one-off. Unfortunately for him, it turned out that it was.

Who should replace Ten Hag?

Our friends at European Super Football put forward some of the suggestions in the Twitter post below. Select one of the four.

Liam C said: "I believe Southgate would provide exactly what we need— a strong and practical system. He understands the English framework and knows our young talent."

Josh D added: "I would hope that Inzaghi is the top choice, otherwise Amorim. You could also go for Xavi on a shorter-term basis. Anything other than these three would be a backwards step."

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