Erik Ten Hag has, over the previous fortnight, seemingly emerged because the favorite to turn out to be the brand new Manchester United boss in the summertime, with Ralf Rangnick’s interim interval in cost on account of come to an finish.
The Purple Devils are in a large number. Attempting to evolve into a contemporary, ball-playing facet as they’ve watched rivals Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool do within the final decade, their greatest gamers are woefully unsuited to the duty.
Consequently, the tactical shift that Rangnick has tried to introduce since he took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November 2021 has not yielded the specified outcomes, with United now sitting in seventh place, stage on factors with West Ham however having performed a recreation fewer than their former supervisor’s new facet.
Ralf Rangnick has not had the specified impact at Manchester United in his makes an attempt to get them Champions League soccer (Photograph by PAUL ELLIS/AFP through Getty Photographs).
And Erik Ten Hag, present Ajax boss, has been sounded out as a possible summer time alternative, an appointment made extra interesting on account of his small launch clause, believed to be beneath £2 million. Nonetheless, the Independent report that he has ‘not blown individuals away’ in his interview for the function, leaving the door open for others.
Why he has didn’t impress
There appear to be a number of causes that his identify has not risen to the highest of the record on account of the interview course of. Firstly, the truth that he doesn’t imagine that he can provide on the spot success at Outdated Trafford, regardless of the lavish spending just lately. As per the report, ‘he believes the job is a five-year challenge throughout his interview for the everlasting supervisor’s function’.
‘The 52-year-old put collectively a complete file on the squad, the place he argued United have been a way off “Champions League form” in a while’, they proceed, whereas he needed ‘specific consideration paid to health.’
In reality, each statements are correct, whether or not the Manchester United hierarchy need to hear it or not. In some unspecified time in the future, they should modernise.
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Premier League desk
| # | Group | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester Metropolis | 30 | 52 | 73 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 30 | 57 | 72 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 29 | 35 | 59 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 29 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 31 | 11 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 30 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Leicester Metropolis | 28 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 30 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 30 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | -10 | 34 |
| 14 | Brentford FC | 31 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 30 | -21 | 31 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 31 | -33 | 30 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 28 | -19 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 30 | -28 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 28 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 30 | -45 | 18 |
| Participant | Group | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 9 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Participant | Group | Purple Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Money, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Cristian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Participant | Group | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Mentioned | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |