Former Man United coach reveals the ONE manager who he thinks is better than Erik ten Hag and could save the Red Devils - despite pressure growing on the Dutchman

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By Lewis Browning

Published: 13:51 EDT, 12 October 2024 | Updated: 14:16 EDT, 12 October 2024

A erstwhile Manchester United first-team coach has suggested that Pep Guardiola is nan only personification tin of transforming nan club's fortunes successful a stern defence of existent leader Erik 10 Hag.

Ten's Hag's early remains successful uncertainty amid a disastrous commencement to nan play for nan club, pinch United without a triumph successful 5 games connected nan backmost of a 0-0 tie pinch Aston Villa past clip out. 

Despite going 3 games without a extremity too, Ten Hag continues to beryllium backed by United executives aft being chosen to enactment connected arsenic head past play aft winning nan FA Cup.

The likes of Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and existent assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy person each been linked pinch nan role, but nan Dutchman will astatine slightest get a play aft nan world break to beryllium his worth.

But Benni McCarthy, who spent 2 seasons arsenic a coach astatine United earlier departing astatine nan extremity of past season, has claimed that nary 1 would do a amended occupation than nan existent head - different than Pep Guardiola.

A erstwhile Manchester United head has revealed nan 1 coach he feels could do a amended occupation than Erik 10 Hag

Benni McCarthy praised nan existent United boss, having worked astatine Old Trafford for 2 years

He suggested only Pep Guardiola could do a amended occupation than nan existent United manager

McCarthy, speaking to SuperSport, said: 'I tin ideate really difficult it is for Erik, because he's astir apt 1 of nan hardest-working managers I've travel across. His attraction to detail, that man sleeps astatine 4am.

'And erstwhile you put that overmuch activity in, you expect things to spell well, but that's why I'm saying there's thing [that's not right]. People ever look for answers for illustration replacing nan coach - who are you replacing him with? Who other is amended than what they have?

'You're not going to get galore managers, unless Pep [Guardiola] decides to alteration from City. But different than that I can't really opportunity there's overmuch amended than Ten Hag.'

The Dutchman delivered United's worst-ever Premier League decorativeness past twelvemonth - eighth - and has spell them disconnected to their worst-ever commencement this term.

United person won conscionable 2 of their 7 Premier League matches this term, while they person besides drawn doubly successful nan Europa League.

Guardiola, meanwhile, has City 2nd successful nan Premier League and unbeaten successful their bid to triumph their fifth-consecutive Premier League record.

Though nan thought of nan Spaniard ever taking complete astatine Old Trafford is far-fetched, a number of different managerial candidates could soon switch Ten Hag successful nan hotseat.

McCarthy said Ten Hag 'is astir apt 1 of nan hardest-working managers I've travel across'

The Dutchman's assistant, Ruud van Nistelrooy (right) is 1 of nan favourites to switch him if he is fto go

United will return connected Brenford successful their first crippled backmost aft nan break, while a European lucifer against Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce besides awaits.

Following that, United will return connected nan likes of West Ham and Chelsea earlier nan November break, though it remains to beryllium seen if Ten Hag will still beryllium successful complaint by then.

The Red Devils person gone 3 games without scoring successful nan Premier League. 

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