According to reports, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Manchester United have set their sights on a new top manager to take Erik ten Hag’s place at Old Trafford.

Manager speculations for Man Utd

Ten Hag’s second season in command has not gone well, but just before the international break, his team defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup in a thrilling match that happened just in time. The Red Devils will now take on Coventry City in the semi-final, hoping to capture a trophy in back-to-back seasons. But Ten Hag is under more pressure now because of United’s performance in the Premier League and their early Champions League elimination.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe of Manchester United and Casemiro of the Premier League
As a result, several names have been mentioned as potential successors to Ten Hag, including England manager Gareth Southgate, who was previously thought to be the leading choice.

It is also alleged that talks were undertaken with Roberto De Zerbi, the manager of Brighton, while Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Tottenham, is another speculated target. But now there’s a whole new name.

Man United’s new #1 target is Thomas Frank.

In a recent manager report from Old Trafford, Football Transfers stated that Ten Hag’s tenure as manager is still viewed as a 50/50 choice.

After a successful six-year tenure with the Bees, Thomas Frank, the manager of Brentford, is reportedly the Red Devils’ top target should the club break company with the Dutchman. Gareth Southgate is not thought to be in the running.

Brentford, Thomas Frank
In a perfect world, Manchester United would choose Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid, but it isn’t feasible, therefore Frank has been selected instead. According to the article, United might be drawn to him because of his aptitude for spotting and developing youthful talent.

In one of Ten Hag’s first few games, Frank and Brentford famously defeated the Red Devils 4-0 in just 35 minutes, sending United to the bottom of the table in August 2022.

The 50-year-old, an attacking 4-3-3 system player, was recently connected to the Liverpool position and made a suggestion that he would leave Brentford in the future. “Do I have ambitions?” Frank asked. Indeed. Will I be residing at Brentford indefinitely? Perhaps, but most likely not. Thus, one can never predict what will occur in the future. All I know is that I’m content with my situation here at Brentford.

Earlier in the season, Frank’s team received a lot of acclaim from Jurgen Klopp, who said, “Top performance, top result, super difficult opponent.” They will have a set-piece no matter what occurs on the pitch, and how awful is it if they do? Furthermore, they have some extremely clever concepts outside of set pieces.

“I wanted to build a team that no one wants to play against when I started my career [with Mainz 05 more than 20 years ago], and we faced that team today.” the opening half’s opportunities they had. These are terrible times. They’re terrible, but I couldn’t respect them anymore.”