However, this was not the case and Ten Hag was sacked as United manager Monday morning following Sunday’s defeat at the London Stadium.

Ruud van Nistelrooy The United legend stepped in on a temporary basis as he was due to make his first appearance against Leicester City in the League Cup on Wednesday evening.

The decision comes just weeks after United bosses decided to keep their faith in Ten Hag during the October international break.

Man United chiefs ‘unanimously’ decide to sack Erik ten Hag

There have been big changes behind the scenes at Old Trafford since then. Sir Jim RatcliffeAcquisition of and newly appointed CEO Omer Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth They were the key decision makers behind Ten Hag’s future.

United hierarchy turned down two opportunities to sack Ten HagThe first came the summer before Berrada and Ashworth officially joined.

Their patience finally ran out this week, and reports suggest that everyone at board level is in full agreement.

According to Daily Mail reporter Mike Keegan, the decision to sack Ten Hag was “difficult” but “unanimous”.

He claimed club chiefs “couldn’t find any excuses” for Ten Hag’s poor start to the season ahead of his sacking.

Keegan sums it up by saying United’s leaders are “not seeing any improvement”; That’s something fans would probably agree with.

Who will replace Erik ten Hag as manager of Manchester United?

Attention now turns to who will replace Ten Hag in the hot seat.

Van Nistelrooy will get his shot at the full-time job and hope to repeat Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time on an interim basis, making him the obvious choice for the permanent role.

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Apart from that, United contacted Xavi However Fans divided over Xavi as manager.

United also has Reached Edin Terzic The former Borussia Dortmund manager is also looking for a new job.

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