MANCHESTER UNITED SACK MANAGER AFTER DISASTROUS START

MANCHESTER UNITED SACK MANAGER  AFTER DISASTROUS START 

28th October 2024 
By Chukwu Ziteihe Ikeokwu 

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club's poor start to the season.

Ten Hag's final game was Sunday's 2-1 defeat by West Ham that left the club 14th in the Premier League with just three wins from their opening nine matches.

United are also 21st of 36 teams in the Europa League table, having drawn their three opening fixtures.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined the club as Ten Hag's assistant last summer, has been named as interim manager.

The club triggered a one-year extension in Ten Hag's contract following May's FA Cup final victory over Manchester City but just over three months later he has been dismissed after overseeing United's second worst start to a Premier League campaign.

United are now seeking their sixth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

Former Ajax manager Erik ten Hag, 54, took over at Manchester United in the summer of 2022 and secured a third-place finish in the Premier League during his debut season. He also ended the club’s six-year trophy drought by leading them to a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the 2023 Carabao Cup final and took United to the FA Cup final, where they narrowly lost 2-1 to Manchester City. His second season began on a challenging note as United finished last in their Champions League group in the fall, though they later claimed silverware by defeating Manchester City in the FA Cup final.