As season threatens to implode, Dutchman’s two years at Old Trafford may well give him the edge on potential replacements
as United moved towards their lowest Premier League finish of seventh place with 64 points, England’s record 20-time champions will set a new low under Erik ten Hag. Even if – and it’s a big if – the Dutchman’s team beat Arsenal, Newcastle and Brighton in their last three Premier League matches, 63 points is the most they will end this annus horribilis on.The water-to-wine quip illustrates how hard a task it is for any manager to try to right the listing United tanker.
Still there remains a glimmer of hope for Ten Hag. The shrewd Ratcliffe and his lieutenants Sir Dave Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc may decide that Ten Hag is one key employee who should stay. The mitigation of a season blighted by more than 60 injuries and illnesses, disruption caused by the manager’s dispute with Jadon Sancho and the more serious issues related to Mason Greenwood and Antony, plus the lack of a best-in-class structure, are factors the club’s new hierarchy will address.
The challenge for Ten Hag – or AN Other – has always been to launch the team back towards the stratospheric standards set by Roy Keane, Peter Schmeichel, David Beckham et al. The genteel Ancelotti would never phrase it this way but the truth is that Spain’s most garlanded club are not the mess United present. Liverpool’s Klopp and Manchester City’s Guardiola are not feasible candidates for this same reason and, of course, their deep bond with two of United’s fiercest rivals.
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