Ten Hag’s Days at United Numbered

Manchester United are reportedly interested in replacing Erik ten Hag with former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel.Ten Hag’s Days at United Numbered

Ten Hag’s future at United is in doubt after their worst start to a Premier League season in history.

Officials from the Manchester club are set to meet in London to discuss the future of the Dutchman, on Tuesday, according to the Manchester Evening News.

The Red Devils are seemingly keen to take action to trun around their campaign and are lining up Tuchel to replace the Dutchman.

Other candidates for the role are admired by the United hierachy, but Tuchel’s availability makes him the prime contender if Ten Hag is to be relieved of his duties.

The 20-time English champions were interested in Tuchel over the summer after his departure from Bayern Munich. However, they elected to stay with Ten Hag with the Dutchman extending his contract at the club.

United have seemingly refused to give up on Tuchel, though, and the German manager is still available.

Ten Hag’s position has come under scrutiny once more with his side sitting a lowly 14th place in the Premier League after seven games.

United have won only two league matches thus far, drawing two, and losing three. With just eight points to their name, it is their worst league start since 1989-90 when they went on to finish 13th under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Their latest league encounter was a goalless draw at Villa Park on Sunday, their fifth match on the spin without victory.

When asked about his future following the match, Ten Hag stated that no communications between himself and the United hierarchy have suggested an impending exit.

‘So I don’t have any idea that is different,’ he said. ‘They should have told me. We communicate very open, very transparent.

‘I speak continuously with them and just after the game I have to do my job, talk with the players, manage the players and answer questions from you. We always talk. Every week, I would say every day we talk, so I expect I will speak with them.’

Prior to the stalemate in Birmingham, United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was also pressed about Ten Hag’s position at the club.

In an interview with the BBC, Ratcliffe refused to reveal if he still had faith in the Dutchman moving forward before claiming that it was the new leadership team’s role to assess his progress.

‘I like Erik, I think he’s a very good coach but at the end of the day, it’s not my call,’ explained Ratcliffe. ‘It’s the management team that’s running Manchester United that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.

‘Our objective is very clear. We want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it’s not there yet — that’s very clear.’

Tuchel’s potential appointment would see him return to manage in the Premier League for the first time since leaving Chelsea in 2022.

While in west London, Tuchel guided the Blues to the Champions League trophy in his first season at the club. The German also won the Club World Cup during his spell in the English capital.