According to a recent development, Erik ten Hag’s time as Manchester United’s manager is officially over for one very important reason.

Man Utd manager information
Since joining from Ajax in 2022, the Dutchman has undoubtedly had his high points, not the least of which being winning the EFL Cup in his first season as manager last year. In addition, following a third-place showing in the Premier League, he led the Red Devils back into the Champions League.

But for United, who shamefully ended last in their Champions League group, this season has just not been good enough. They now have a lot of work ahead of them to guarantee a top-four league finish.

Ten Hag’s heated response to a TikTok video in which Fulham ridiculed Bruno Fernandes for diving that was perhaps too extreme showed how much pressure is plainly building on him. Ten Hag has been acting more agitatedly lately.

Jim Ratcliffe, a nice Premier League player
The present manager is probably aware that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is already considering alternatives; one such candidate is Roberto De Zerbi, the manager of Brighton, who has emerged as a target. But as United considers its alternatives over the next several months, they have admiration for both Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane, so he is by no means the only choice.

Ten Hag and INEOS are allegedly at odds over transfer policy; Ten Hag wants to cling onto the unimpressive Antony despite the company’s desire to sell him during the summer transfer season.

Erik ten Hag was Man Utd’s final addition for a major reason.
A recent rumour from TEAMtalk claims that because the players no longer trust Ten Hag’s strategies, Manchester United has decided to sever ties with him at the end of the current campaign. The Dutchman was even referred to as a “dead man walking” by the tabloid.

Erik ten Hag Man U.T.D.
Ten Hag’s tenure at United seems to be coming to an end at this stage, barring a fantastic finish to the season that may see them place in the top four and win the FA Cup. However, he is quite concerned about the reports that he has begun to lose the dressing room; this is a circumstance from which very few managers ever fully recover.

Managers of Manchester United

Total number of matches

Points for each match

Erik ten Hag

99

1.96

Rangnick, Ralf

29

1.45

Gunnar Solskjaer, Ole

149

1.79

Mourinho Jose

144

1.97

Van Gaal, Louis

103

1.81

David Moyes

51

1.73

Distinguished Sir Alex Ferguson

1,490

2.02

To be fair, the 54-year-old has averaged 1.96 points per game as United’s manager thus far, which is better than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 1.79 and only marginally worse than Jose Mourinho’s 1.97. However, it is difficult to determine the 54-year-old’s game strategy because United is so inconsistent in their play, even when they win, as noted by analysts like Micah Richards in earlier weeks.

Ratcliffe appears to have made up his mind about wanting to infuse new life into the team, and it appears that this will involve appointing a manager who can lead the team to greater heights than the current one.