Manchester United's Defeat To Liverpool Immediately Heat Up Erik Ten Hag's Seat

Gareth Southgate emerged as the leading candidate to replace Erik ten Hag (Instagram/@england).

JAKARTA - Manchester United had to be ashamed in front of their own supporters when they lost to rivals, Liverpool, with a landslide score of 0-3 in the third week of the 2024/2024 Premier League, September 1, 2024.

The defeat made the Old Trafford public furious. Erik ten Hag immediately became the target of anger.

The Red Devils coaching chair is heating up. Gonjang-jing management immediately looked for the new captain to spread.

Moreover, Manchester United played the league's first three weeks of stumbling. They won in the opening match against Fulham (1-0) and then fell in the next match with defeats against Brighton (2-1) and Liverpool (3-0).

According to Sky Sports, Gareth Southgate became the first name to replace Ten Hag. At the bottom, there is the name Mauricio Pochettino.

However, the former Chelsea Mananjer has reportedly agreed to become the coach of the United States national team.

Then, another candidate who came to the fore is Erik ten Hag's current assistant, Ruud van Nistelrooy. The opportunity for the Manchester United legend is clearly open.

Nistelrooy's managerial career has been spent more at the junior level with PSV Eindhoven U-19 and Jong PSV since 2018.

He just moved up the menukangi level of PSV Eindhoven's first team in the 2022/2023 season and ended Eredivisie as runner-up.

The next nominations will be five names that deserve to replace Ten Hag. They are Managers Ipswich, Kieran McKenna, Thomas Tuchel, Thomas Frank, Roberto De Zerbi, and Graham Potter.

However, the decision to change manager is in the hands of Sir Jim Radcliffe as the minority shareholder of Manchester United.

As is well known, Radcliffe now holds power in running the operational wheels of the Red Devils.

Previously, he also wanted Ten Hag to stay after presenting the FA Cup title at the end of last season.

However, Ratcliffe has prepared further steps if Ten Hag is not satisfactory in the middle of the road.