Erik ten Hag expected to be SACKED by Man Utd

Carlo Garganese

• 3 Sept 2024 07:54 BST
• 3 min read

Britain’s bookmakers expect Erik ten Hag to be sacked sooner rather than later, with the Manchester United boss the red-hot favourite to be the next Premier League manager to be sacked.

All of Britain’s bookmakers have Ten Hag as the favourite to be the next coach to get the chop in England, with his odds plummeting after the heavy 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at home on Sunday.

That result means that United have made another dismal start to a season, losing two of their first three Premier League matches - with their only positive result a fortuitous late win at home to Fulham. United also lost the Community Shield on penalties to Man City.

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Ten Hag had been expected to be sacked this summer after a generally miserable 2023-24 campaign in which - despite winning the FA Cup - Man Utd finished eighth in the Premier League and were dumped out of Europe at the Champions League group stage.

United held an internal review on Ten Hag’s future and even spoke to a number of potential managerial replacements, but in a shock development decided that the Dutchman would be staying at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag to be sacked?

That decision appears to only be a short stay of execution as the bookmakers believe that Ten Hag’s days are numbered.

If results do not improve very fast, the consensus in the media is that Ten Hag will do well to survive into October.

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A number of top names are waiting in the wings to replace Ten Hag, including former England manager Gareth Southgate and ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel.

Everton’s Sean Dyche is the second favourite to be sacked in the Premier League after a terrible start to the new season for the Toffees.

Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca is the third favourite to go next due to all the uncertainty at the club.