Ten Hag Out, Potter In: New Man Utd owners plan SHOCK managerial change

Carlo Garganese

• 22 Oct 2023 05:51 CDT
• 3 min read

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has lined up Graham Potter as a shock replacement of Erik ten Hag at Man Utd, according to The Sun.

Ratcliffe is working on buying 25 per cent of Man Utd, and if completed he plans to make major changes at the club.

The Sun reports one of those changes will potentially see Ratcliffe remove the struggling Ten Hag and replace him with Potter.

READ MORE: How much did it cost Chelsea to sack Graham Potter?

Potter was earlier this year lined up for the Nice job, and Ratcliffe is a big fan of the English manager.

Potter has been out of work for six months since being sacked by Chelsea in April.

Ten Hag is under severe pressure at Man Utd after the club made their worst start to a season for almost 40 years.

United earned a 2-1 win over Sheffield United on Saturday but remain well off the pace in the Premier League. They have also lost both of their Champions League matches, while Ten Hag has fallen out with players and struggled to get the team playing well.

Potter to return to football?

Potter is keen to return to football management after six months out of the game.

Potter had a disastrous time of things at Chelsea after replacing Thomas Tuchel as manager in the early weeks of the 2022-23 season.

Despite a world record transfer outlay from Chelsea owner Todd Boehly, the Blues found themselves in a dire position at the time of Potter’s sacking.

They were down in 11th position in the Premier League, 11 points off Champions League qualification with just 10 games to go.

Boehly had attempted to be patient with Potter but that patience ran out and he brought in Frank Lampard as caretaker manager until the end of the season before hiring Mauricio Pochettino permanently for this campaign.