Although the signs are not good and the odds are not in his favour, current Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is still going to be in charge of the Old Trafford dugout until the end of the season.
In that time, he will have to navigate a tricky last two Premier League games as he chases after the UEFA Europa League or the UEFA Europa Conference League spots. Then he will have to face off against city rivals, Manchester City, in the final of the FA Cup.
As stated earlier, the signs are not good for ten Hag which also implies that even if he wins the FA Cup final, he is more likely to be fired from his role than to retain it ahead of the 2024/25 season. The Dutchman has not delivered well enough in the two years he has been at the club and recently lost to Crystal Palace by a jaw-dropping 4 – 0 scoreline.
The Red Devils are also on course to conceding 90 goals in a season in all competitions, which is worse than any other season in their entire history.
The INEOS Group, who are gearing up for a complete takeover of the footballing side of United from the Glazers, are already considering options to replace him, per media reports.
Outgoing Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel has been mentioned, as has current England Three Lions national team manager Gareth Southgate. The latest is Graham Potter, formerly of Brighton and Hove Albion, and Chelsea.
The Dutch manager, meanwhile, could leave Man United to take over at Bayern Munich which makes the Tuchel links a more sensible option to exploit.
Manchester United are currently on course for their worst ever finish in an English football top flight season. They have lost 13 times in the league, which is also their worst ever finish in the league.
Ten Hag told Sky Sports after his team were demolished at Selhurst Park: “I will keep fighting. I prepared the team in the best way I could do. It was not good enough, I have to take responsibility for that but I will find energy and prepare them for Sunday’s game [against Arsenal].”
“It’s clear, it’s obvious, this is under-performing. We didn’t act how we wanted to and it’s not good enough. We are very disappointed.”
“Our fans were behind us and we should have kept fighting like the fans did.”
“There are always reasons, everyone sees our back line – we have huge problems. At the end of the day, we have to deal with it and we should have done better.”
