Manchester United are reportedly considering a blockbuster move for Thomas Tuchel as a “potential replacement” for the increasingly beleaguered Erik ten Hag.
The Manchester Evening News reveals Old Trafford executives are “lining up” a move for the German manager as the club’s poor start to the season continued following disappointing back-to-back draws against Porto and Aston Villa last week.
While neither match ended in a loss, the abject nature of both performances – the chaos against the Portuguese side and the non-existent attacking threat in Birmingham – did little to restore the dwindling faith in Ten Hag, following the previous weekend’s dismal loss to Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils sit 14th in the Premier League, already ten points adrift of leaders Liverpool. Their goal difference is minus three and only newly-promoted Southampton have scored fewer times.
It offers a startling comparison to last season’s atrocious campaign which saw United finish with similarly damning statistics in the league; except there is no injury crisis to fall back on as an excuse for the Dutch manager this time.
INEOS, who gained full control over the football operation at Old Trafford in February, conduced a comprehensive ‘end-of-season’ review following this historically poor year. It was, in part, designed to assess how much of the poor nature of the team’s performances were attributable to Ten Hag, and how much was out of his control, owing to a host of external factors.
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