NewStats: 3,264,763 , 8,184,647 topics. Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 10:26 AM 3c6t1h

Earlier, today Barcelona CF & AC Milan sacked coaches, Xavi Hernandez and Stefan Pioli respectively

Manchester United will sack embattled manager Erik ten Hag after the FA Cup final against Manchester City regardless of the result at Wembley, it was reported on Friday.

Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the Premier League club had decided to take the ruthless step after a dismal season.

If Ten Hag's two-year reign does end following the City clash, his exit would provoke memories of fellow Dutchman Louis van Gaal's Old Trafford departure.

Van Gaal was fired just two days after United's FA Cup final victory against Crystal Palace in 2016.

United finished an embarrassing eighth in the Premier League this season -- their lowest final position since 1990 -- and crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage.

Ten Hag has been the subject of intense speculation over his future, months after British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe took a minority stake in the club and assumed control of football operations.

United insist no decision has been made on the Dutchman's future and say a full review will take place after Saturday's showpiece against the Premier League champions, who are chasing their second straight league and FA Cup double.

The club have been linked with a list of names including Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino, England's Gareth Southgate and Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna, who has previously coached at Old Trafford.

Speaking before the latest report emerged, United goalkeeper Andre Onana said the final was "extra motivation" after an injury-hit season in which many of their star players flopped.

"We lost twice against City already (in the Premier League)," he said. "We know how good they are. Best team at the moment -- all of our respect -- but we go there to win. A final."

Onana, who also played under Ten Hag at Ajax, stood up for his manager, describing him as a "good guy, a good coach".

"Tactically he's very good and he showed it last season," said the Cameroon international. "I was not here last season and they got top four.

"This season a lot of things happened. I'm not here to back him. He is big enough to back himself. But he is a really good guy, he is a positive coach and tactically he's good.

"If he had all his squad it would probably be different. This season is difficult for him, for us, for the club, for the fans."

Saturday's match offers United a shot at silverware against their bitter rivals and a route to Europa League qualification.

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As a Chelsea fan, another man headache nor concern me

This is why United will continue to suffer

When you turn urself to Nottingham forest and be changing coach like clothe


Instead of them to clear the whole players like Chelsea did last year

Clear them all

Is it coach that will play 90mins

Those players are average

Crystal Palace have better players that Manchester united

Worst manager ever

Please

Long overdue

They should renew his contract.

He's been hacked since last year.. He just stayed by to cut our tickets

That's not a good news

Long overdue.
Though there aren't many world class coaches available and why is no one mentioning Zinedine Zidane

They should hire avram grant

Manure fans...

The guy na hamas terrorist make them sack am

Onana sef dey talk? 😒 😒 😒

Sack the werey abeg

Dozis:
Long overdue.
Though there aren't many world class coaches available and why is no one mentioning Zinedine Zidane

Zidane no want disgrace him coaching career.

Una go sack taya. Man u don rubbish dem sef, I no no who cursed dem.

Nothing gon change anyways

Lose or humiliated you mean

who would you employ next? To me, Ten hag is our best performing coach after Sir Alex

10 don hag

cidieschat:
He's been hacked since last year.. He just stayed by to cut our tickets

You dey get mind carry Man Utd for your ticket? Make ur mind no go touch ground sha

Still very useless coaches have named to replace him. Mtchewww...

Give him time like Arteta. Those on the list are not better than him.

The decision is dicey not like they will sack him but looking for replacement should he terminate his contract after winning the FA cup or they will sack him if he failed to win FA cup and replace him with who ever they got

God will punish onana sef for me..... That bastard should leave the team too

He should go jare. He has nothing to offer.

TEN HANG

10 Naira

ETH

Win or wetin, I wonder how una wan take win o... Even if City give una 2 goals ahead una go still collect 🤣🤣🤣

Yeye team

Making this kind of announcement before the FA cup final isn't wise. Cos the news might affect the mentality of the players in their game against city. They might be in a sober state because they're fully aware that their coach would be sacked regardless of the outcome of the game, thus handing city the trophy on a platter of gold.

A similar thing happened to Liverpool January this this year when klopp announced that he would be leaving at the end of the season, it affected the players mentally and they started struggling to win matches. They were once in the title race but flopped and lost out. They also crashed out of the Europa League no thanks to a 0-3 defeat at Ann Field by Atalanta.

The board should have waited until after the FA cup final before announcing his sack.