Manchester United have not had the best of starts to the new Premier League season, and their weekend defeat to West Ham United proved to be the final straw as Erik ten Hag was sacked by the club.
The Dutchman was initially backed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS in the transfer market, having guided the Red Devils to the FA Cup last summer amid a disappointing 8th-place finish in the league.
But Ten Hag, who signed a new deal over the summer, eclipsed the unwanted record of Man Utd’s worst start to a Premier League season, making a poorer start than the previous year.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is now in interim charge of the club, with the former striker now surely a prime candidate to replace his fellow Dutchman in the role full-time.
But who else could United turn to? Here are some of the options facing INEOS and Ratcliffe as another manager bites the dust…
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1 ByHenry JacksonOct 19, 2024 10 Simone Inzaghi Inter
There’s no doubting that Simone Inzaghi has impressed while in charge of Inter, guiding the Nerazzurri to two Coppas Italia and last season’s Scudetto.
He also went to toe-to-toe with Manchester City in the 2023 Champions League final, and earned a credible draw at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season.
Given his success at Inter to this point, it seems fanciful that he would give that up to join Manchester United, though we all know how much of a pull the Premier League can be to the best in the business.
