Next Manchester United Manager Odds
Erik Ten Hag has been SACKED as Manchester United manager. The club have had a fairly disgraceful start to the season and after a 2-1 defeat to West Ham United has left United sat in 14th place in the Premier League. Who will be Manchester United's next manager? It could be the best time to join the club.
However, it seems be the same process every single time for Manchester United and it looks unlikely that whoever takes on the role as the next Manchester United manager will have a different fate. Old Trafford hasn't been the same since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club and the likes of Jose Mourinho, David Moyes and Louis Van Gaal were tasked with leading Manchester United to success but the rise of their neighbours Manchester City has added even more pressure on the Red Devils.
Should Erik Ten Hag have been sacked as Manchester United manager?
When looking at the facts behind the situation, Manchester United have managed just four wins in thirteen games this season and after spending 160 million in the Summer, it feels like it was wasted given their recent performances.
Ten Hag was also the only Manchester United manager to win a trophy in his first two seasons and had the third highest win ratio of any of Manchester United's permanent managers behind Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Who is the favourite to be the next Man United manager?
One reason that Ten Hag kept himself in a job over the Summer is because of the lack of talent available for Manchester United to approach. Ruud Van Nistelrooy will take charge temporarily and it looks likely that he may get the job on a permanent basis. If they sacked Ten Hag last year, Julian Nagelsmann was the favourite, now we are looking at the likes of Gareth Southgate, Thomas Frank, Graham Potter and Michael Carrick in the top seven names.
Manchester United fans will be hoping for either Ruben Amorim or Xavi Hernandez, both of whom could bring exciting football back to Manchester United. However, we wouldn't expect the new manager to be picked soon, this is a massive decision for the club to make and they'll know that they need to do all of their due diligence to get this signing right.
Could Zinedine Zidane be the next Man Utd manager?
The simple answer in our minds is no. Unless you're finding information that Zidane is being tutored in mastering English, Zidane is unlikely to be Man Utd's next manager, having already stated that some managers may manage a team without mastering the language but he is not one of those managers. Zidane has a good knowledge of the English language and has spoken it well on dozens of televised appearances, so the difference between 'his level' and 'mastery' aren't likely to be too far apart but it doesn't seem likely.
Another reason the former Real Madrid manager is unlikely to take on a job at Manchester United is because of the success he has had in his career so far. In 263 games in charge of Real Madrid he won 11 trophies, that is a trophy every 23.9 games and that includes three Champions League wins, Zidane is already regarded as a manager who could be one of the all-time greats. However, if Zidane goes to a new club and fails, then all of a sudden, that fantastic record is diluted.
Could Graham Potter be the next Man Utd manager?
Graham Potter gets his teams playing good football. However, it has to be said that Potter failed at Chelsea and it would look horrific for the Glazer's to hire a manager who in his last role failed to keep Chelsea in the European positions. Potter might sit high in the next Manchester United manager odds but it seems unlikely that Manchester United would take such a risk.
If Man United sack Ten Hag, who could take over?
If we take things from an INEOS perspective - who could take over from Erik Ten Hag and do a better job? They have won a number of trophies but failed at the majority of hurdles. If Manchester United are looking to set-up a long-term project, they may look at Michael Carrick or Kieran McKenna but Ruben Amorim is likely the fan favourite.
If they are looking at an immediate return to Europe, Edin Terzic could prove too good to resist after defying the odds to take Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League final last season.