Southgate, Van Nistelrooy, Tuchel - Man Utd next manager odds as Erik ten Hag faces sack pressure

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Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United is under the microscope once again after losing to Spurs. United put in a poor showing against Spurs on Sunday afternoon as they fell to defeat, and several fans expressed their annoyance on social media with some even calling to sack the Dutch manager.

The first-half sending off of captain Bruno Fernandes rubbed salt in the wounds for the United faithful; he appeared to lose his foot in before connection with James Maddison's shin which resulted in him being shown his marching orders shortly before half-time. ALSO READ: United handed Yoro injury recovery boost as Ten Hag drops comeback hint ALSO READ: United have changed transfer strategy and in two words Ten Hag stated why As ever, when their is a poor result handed to United, the speculation about who could replace Ten Hag begins to circulate.

So far, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the INEOS group have stood by Ten Hag despite mixed form in recent weeks. The arrival of former United striker turned assistant manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy seemed ominous, and the ex-forward is certainly one of the favourites to replace his Dutch compatriot.

After Van Nistelrooy's arrival in the summer, Ten Hag himself spoke glowingly about his assistant, he said: “Of course, he will also bring some DNA of Manchester United in, but that character is such a strong driver and that is also what he shows as a coach. “He has such a highly interesting profile, he’s so ambitious, he has the skills and he already has a lot of experience. “He’s assisted the Dutch squad, in PSV he did the Under-19s as a manager, he did the Under-21s, Jong PSV, who were playing at the second level and then he was manager of the first team. “So much experience, but very young, very