A look at who could come in for MUFC.
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00:00Yeah, obviously, if that news does come, who's sort of likely to come and replace? I've seen
00:05some crazy names, you know, like Sagara Southgate, for example. Who's sort of tipped to maybe
00:11come and replace him? Because the manager market at the moment seems quite bleak.
00:16And I guess that is the elephant in the room. The manager market hasn't really changed since
00:21the summer. It's no secret that in the summer, Manchester United touched bases with a number
00:26of different managers. They had to do that as part of their strategic review to determine
00:31whether Ten Hag was the best candidate or not. They ultimately decided that he was,
00:35that there wasn't really a unanimous candidate otherwise to replace him. The only change
00:40since then is that Gareth Southgate is now unattached after the European Championship.
00:46His stock has probably fallen, given that England failed to win another major tournament.
00:50I do think that United fans, certainly from the ones I've spoken to and a lot of ones
00:54I've seen online, would be hesitant to have Southgate in. But he's someone who Ineos really
01:00do like. He's got a lot of admirers there within United's leadership group. They feel
01:04that he's the type of candidate who knows how to get the best out of these underperforming
01:09players. He could lift the mood. He's a very good coach as well, they believe. Whether
01:15you think he was a success or a failure of England, the standards rose exponentially
01:20for the England national team under Southgate. Other names, Thomas Tuchel, maybe the most
01:25experienced option who's available, but was very problematic in all his roles, really.
01:31You wonder if he's the right fit for Ineos. Do they need maybe someone who's more aligned
01:35with their thinking? Graeme Potter, I don't think United would go for him, but he's someone
01:41who Ineos like. They spoke to him about possibly taking the Nice job previously. But I do think
01:47that there isn't maybe a clear candidate right now to replace Eric ten Haag, which
01:52is part of the problem in itself. You look at someone like Ruben Amorim at Sporting,
01:56he's done well, but maybe there's a reason he hasn't got a big job just yet. Maybe the
02:01best option is to go down the Solskjaer route. Do you give it to Ruud van Nistelrooy over
02:05any hack for the interim period? See how they get on, revisit it later in the season or
02:10maybe next summer. Maybe even just see how good those interim coaches are in charge.
02:16So you can then fall down the dangerous path of getting a bit too excited, a bit too sentimental.
02:21But I think that is the problem for Manchester United, that whatever happens with ten Haag,
02:26if you stick with him or replace him, there probably isn't still that clear candidate
02:32that you'd want to stick with and say they are going to be a better fit than ten Haag
02:36was in the first place.