{"id":295377,"date":"2023-11-04T07:54:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T07:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295377"},"modified":"2023-11-04T07:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T07:54:42","slug":"five-best-candidates-to-be-next-man-utd-manager-if-erik-ten-hag-gets-sacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/five-best-candidates-to-be-next-man-utd-manager-if-erik-ten-hag-gets-sacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Five best candidates to be next Man Utd manager if Erik ten Hag gets sacked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football Digest: Man Utd urged to give Ten Hag time he needs<\/h3>\n

Manchester United have lost five of 10 Premier League games this season, their worst record since 1986 as pressure continues to grow on head coach Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman spent big again this summer but several of his new signings have failed to have the desired effect and questions are starting to loom over whether he is the right man for the job. Here, Express Sport<\/em> has looked at the five top candidates that could step in if Ten Hag does get sacked this month.<\/p>\n

Graham Potter<\/h3>\n

Despite failing at Chelsea, Graham Potter was regarded as one of the brightest coaches in the league during his time in charge of Brighton. Even though his stock is currently low after leaving Stamford Bridge, it has been clear that he has a future at the top of the game.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, he was reportedly offered the head coaching position at Nice, who are owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. If the man in talks to purchase a 25 per cent stake in United and oversee the sporting side of the club is a big fan of Potter then he could be viewed as a potential successor to Ten Hag.<\/p>\n

Potter is currently without a club despite fielding several offers and could appeal to those within United who do not want to pay a fee for an incoming head coach, considering Ten Hag would receive a significant pay-off if sacked.<\/p>\n

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Hansi Flick<\/h3>\n

It was not too long ago that Hansi Flick was celebrating winning a sextuple at Bayern Munich, but a disastrous spell in charge of the German national team saw him sacked in September.<\/p>\n

Perhaps international football did not suit Flick\u2019s style of management, but any head coach who has won six trophies in a year would likely be considered by the United hierarchy in the future if Ten Hag were to see his time at the club brought to a premature end.<\/p>\n