Next Man Utd Manager Odds

Manchester United look set to be on search for a new manager following the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign, with Erik ten Hag’s men regressing by one point from last season’s poor start - United currently sit on just eight points from seven matches.

The Dutchman somehow survived as manager of the Red Devils in 2023/24, despite leading the Old Trafford club to their worst league finish in the Premier League era when they ended their campaign in 8th-place with 60 points.

INEOS’ decision to keep Ten Hag after United’s FA Cup victory in 2024 was received with a mixed reception from the United faithful and now looks to have backfired, especially after another hefty summer spending spree that saw the Red Devils spend around £200m on the likes of Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee and Noussair Mazraoui.

United enter the international break with six wins in their last 21 league matches, while in European competitions, the Old Trafford club have won just one of their last 10 fixtures.

At present, Ten Hag’s United record stands at 69 wins, 22 draws and 34 losses in 125 matches - equating to a win percentage of 55.2%.

Club legend and assistant manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is the early favourite to take over from ten Hag at Old Trafford.

The 48-year-old’s appointment in the summer raised a few eyebrows having previously been linked with senior managerial jobs at the likes of Burnley. Van Nistelrooy has only ever completed one senior season as a manager, having taken charge of PSV in the 2023/23 campaign, where he managed a second-place finish while winning the Johan Cruyff Shield 5-3 against Ajax, while also defeating the Amsterdam club in the final of the KNVB Cup on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

There is a high chance that van Nistelrooy could see out the season on an Interim basis should ten Hag be sacked and the Red Devils perform well under his stewardship.

Thomas Tuchel is a manager that has been on Manchester United’s radar for some time now, with rumours circulating that Sir Jim Ratcliffe held a meeting with the German in Monaco in the summer to potentially replace Ten Hag.

The ex-Chelsea manager has a good reputation in England, as he memorably coached the Stamford Bridge club to Champions League success in 2020/21, having beaten the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester City on the way to their triumph in Porto.

Tuchel recently departed as manager of Bayern Munich where he won the 2022/23 Bundesliga title, while at previous clubs such as PSG he oversaw six major honours in just over two seasons while having a 74.8% win percentage across 127 matches at the Parc des Princes.

Gareth Southgate is a name that is frequently mentioned in relation to the job at United due to his good relationship with INEOS.

Major journalists such as David Ornstein of the Athletic have recently stated that the former England manager was not a contender for the job in the summer and that there is no new information to suggest that he would be now.

The 54-year-old initially overachieved when becoming England manager in 2016, as he lead the Three Lions to their first semi-final in a major tournament since 1996 when they finished fourth-place in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, however, his tenure is often looked down upon following England’s failure to win either of the Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 finals.

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick may come across as an outsider for the job at United, however, he has impressed during his time at the Riverside.

The 42-year-old played for United between 2006 and 2018, winning 18 major honours and even managed the club three times following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, beating Arsenal (H) and Villarreal (A) while managing a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, leading many to believe that he certainly has the capability to succeed at the highest levels of the game as a manager.

Carrick has been at The Boro since October 2022, overseeing 98 matches, winning 49 and drawing 26, taking the club from one that was loitering in the bottom half of the table, to a side that now plays attractive football while pushing for the play-offs. During his first season at the club, Carrick led Boro from 21st to 4th in the standings, while in 2023/24, he coached the Riverside club to their first League Cup semi-final since 2004 while finishing eighth in the Championship after an injury-hit season for the Teesside club.

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna was linked with a whole host of jobs in the summer.

McKenna worked at Manchester United between 2016 and 2021, initially starting out as Manager of United’s Under 18s side, before progressing to assistant manager under José Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

During his time at Portman Road, McKenna has overseen back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League and his Ipswich side sit just four points adrift of the Red Devils after seven matches.

INEOS are known to be admirers of the work that McKenna has done with the Tractor Boys - could he become United’s next manager?

Like Southgate, Graham Potter is known to have a good relationship with United having worked alongside Dan Ashworth at Brighton.

Potter is yet to take a managerial role since departing from Chelsea in April 2023 after a miserable 31 game period that saw him win just 12 matches during his reign at Stamford Bridge.

The 49-year-old had been praised for his achievements at Brighton, as he led the Seagulls to a then highest-premier league finish of 9th-place in 2021/22.

Oscar Hiljemark's Odds: 16/1

Thomas Frank's odds: 16/1

Mauricio Pochettino's Odds: 25/1

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Odds: 25/1

Eddie Howe's Odds: 28/1

Massimiliano Allegri's Odds: 28/1

Zinedine Zidane's Odds: 28/1

Roberto De Zerbi's Odds: 33/1

Simone Inzaghi's Odds: 33/1

At present, Manchester United's downhill trajectory under Erik ten Hag is one that will concern those around the club, meaning that the Dutchman's days in the Old Trafford hot seat are numbered.

The outcome is hard to call and despite there being an expectation that legendary striker Ruud van Nistelrooy could become the Red Devils' Interim Manager until the end of the season, we believe that Thomas Tuchel will be the next manager of Manchester United due to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's desire to appoint the ex-Bayern Munich, Chelsea and PSG coach.

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