Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s poor start to the season.
Ten Hag’s final game was Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham that left the club 14th in the Premier League with just three wins from their opening nine matches.
United are also 21st of 36 teams in the Europa League table, having drawn their three opening fixtures.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined the club as Ten Hag’s assistant last summer, has been named as interim manager.
Losing to West Ham proved to be the final straw. United fans have never been entirely happy with any of their managers since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.
After the mighty Ferguson left, the club has had eight managers: some full-time and some caretakers or interim. None have come anywhere close to capturing the magic of the Fergie days. That is not good enough for a club that has won the treble and many more trophies.
The pay is good at United and ETH will be handsomely paid off. Football would appear a strange world to an alien where managers, due to contract terms, are rewarded for failure.
These are the names in the betting market with Paddy Power. Who next?
Ruud Van Nistelrooy 17/20
Xavi Hernandez 3/1
Ruben Amorim 100/1
Gareth Southgate 13/2
Thomas Frank 9/1
