Next Manchester United Manager Odds

Manchester United could be on the lookout for a new manager soon, following a series of abysmal performances during the 2023/24 season under Erik ten Hag.

The Old Trafford club are seemingly having an identity crisis in terms of style of play and recruitment, culminating in their current plight, which has seen them win just 15 of 32 Premier League matches, leaving them with a points trajectory of 59, which would be their second-worst in the Premier League era. The Red Devils are on course to potentially miss out on European football altogether next season should they not improve their results in a sharp fashion.

United's only saving grace so far this campaign is the FA Cup, as they face Coventry City in the semi-final at Wembley, however, should they advance past the Sky Blues, they could meet Manchester City in the final who are on course for back-to-back trebles as things stand.

Gareth Southgate is the shock favourite to become Manchester United's next manager. The current England manager is entering the final stages of his contract, with it set to expire following the conclusion of Euro 2024.

The 53-year-old has been in charge of England since 2016 after he was promoted to the senior team following his tenure with the U21 side. He guided them to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, before heartbreakingly losing the final of Euro 2020 to Italy on penalties at Wembley. The 2022 World Cup added to the disappointment as France beat them 2-1 in the quarter-finals.

Southgate’s only club managerial experience came between 2006 and 2009, as he managed Middlesbrough in the Premier League. He led them to two mid-table finishes before they were relegated in 2009. He lost his job early in the 2009/10 season.

Graham Potter has been frequently linked to the job at Manchester United due to having a close relationship with the Red Devils' incoming Sporting Director Dan Ashworth and INEOS.

The 48-year-old failed miserably while at Chelsea, however, that could largely be attributed to Todd Boehly’s bizarre ownership of the Stamford Bridge club having overseen a large squad overhaul, meaning that Potter finished with 12 wins and eighth draws in charge of Chelsea.

Potter had previously received a lot of praise for the work he did while at Brighton, having secured them a 9th place finish in 2021/22, the Seagulls' highest-ever Premier League finish at the time while playing an attractive style of football.

Interestingly, it was in Sweden where Potter first broke onto the managerial scene, having managed Ostersunds between January 2011 and June 2018, winning the Division 2 Norraland title in 2011, before emerging victorious in the 2012 Division Norra on top of earning promotion from the Superettan in 2015. He also managed to win the Swedish Cup in 2016/2017 and managed the club against Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League the following campaign.

Roberto De Zerbi is a name that gets thrown around a lot in relation to big jobs due to the impressive time that the Italian has had while in charge of Brighton & Hove Albion.

In 83 games with Brighton, the Italian has won 37, drawn 21 and lost 25, giving him an impressive 44% win rate. Joining in September 2022, he led them to a sixth-place finish and a spot in the Europa League, securing European football for the first time in the club’s history. They currently sit 10th with 44 points from 32 games.

Before joining Brighton, the Italian had notably been manager of the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk and Sassuolo. During his time in charge of Shakhtar, De Zerbi’s side were top of the table but, he left due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while at Sassuolo, he oversaw 120 matches between July 2018 and May 2021 and achieved two eight-placed finishes.

Thomas Tuchel will be able to look for a new role come the summer following the announcement that Bayern Munich would be parting ways with the 50-year-old in the summer.

During time at the Allianz Arena, Tuchel has only managed to win the 2022/23 Bundesliga title following a turbulent 2023/24 campaign. Tuchel's managerial has been an impressive one though, having lead Chelsea to the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in 2020/21, while at PSG, the German coacjh won five major honours in two and a half years, while finishing as runner-up in the 2020 Champions League final.

Tuchel's senior managerial career started at Mainz, most notably leading the club to a fifth-place finish during the 2010/11 season, seeing them qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2011/12 Europa League. The 50-year-old was eventually acquired by Borussia Dortmund in June 2015, where he managed to win the DFB Pokal in 2016/17, notably beating Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt along the way.

Julian Nagelsmann is one of the most talked about candidates to replace Erik ten Hag.

The 36-year-old is currently manager of Germany's national team, meaning that clubs may potentially have to wait until the end of Euro 2024 to get the German in place.

As far as club football goes, he was most recently in charge of German champions Bayern Munich, of which he won the Bundesliga title with in 2021/22 before his shock sacking in 2022/23. He left with a winning percentage of 71.4%, a feat only bettered by Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Hansi Flick at the Allianz Arena.

Nagelsmann retired as a player at 20 due to injuries, and began his managerial career at Hoffenheim in 2016. He spent three years there before moving on to RB Leipzig, who he led to a Champions League semi-final in 2019/20.

Julen Lopetegui has been linked with the United job despite leaving Wolves on short notice just before the start of the 2023/24 Premier League season.

The 57-year-old has managed to somewhat rebuild his managerial career following trophyless spells in charge of the likes of FC Porto, Spain and Real Madrid, having won the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla in the 2019/20 season while showing his tactical prowess at Molineux.

Lopetegui oversaw 27 matches in charge of Wolves, winning 10 and drawing six, seeing his side finish in 13th place from what was a precarious position when he took over in mid-November during the Premier League’s break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Zinedine Zidane has been without a managerial role since leaving Real Madrid in May 2021 after a trophyless 2020/21 season in what was his second spell at the club as manager.

The 51-year-old has a rare trait of being both a world-class player and manager, having led Real to an unprecedented three Champions League crowns in a row between 2015 and 2018 among eight other honours during that three-year spell.

Having been the man to put Real Madrid back on top as kings of Europe, could Zidane be the man to lead Manchester United’s next era of success?

Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim is a name that tends to be linked to a lot of high-profile managerial roles due to his impressive achievements at José Alvalade Stadium.

During his time at Sporting, Amorim has achieved four trophies, memorably ending the club’s first Primeira Liga title in 19 years in the 2020/21 season while also winning the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira in 2021 on top of two Taca de Ligas in just under four years as manager of the club.

So far this season, Sporting are top of the table in Portugal and have also progressed to the final of the Taca de Portugal - a feat which could further heighten Amorim's stock in the managerial market.

Between December 2019 and March 2020, Amorim managed Sporting Braga and managed to win the Taca da Liga before departing to Sporting.

Another ex-Manchester United assistant manager in Kieran McKenna also features on this list of potential candidates to takeover from Erik ten Hag.

The 37-year-old joined the Old Trafford club all the way back in 2016 as the manager of their Under 18s, before being promoted to assistant manager under Jose Mourinho at the start of the 2018/19 season.

McKenna left the Reds in December 2021 following the dismissal of Solskjaer and has been manager of Ipswich Town ever since, leading the Tractor Boys to promotion from League One in 2022/23, his first full campaign in charge, since then, Ipswich have excelled and currently sit top of the Championship with 89 points fron 43 matches, prompting rumours of Premier League clubs looking to acquire the Northern Irishman regarldess of which division the Tractor Boys play in next season.

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 84 matches, winning 42 and drawing eight, 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 led the club to their first League Cup semi-final since 2004.

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