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Manchester United might have gotten all three factors in opposition to Everton within the Premier League on Saturday however the efficiency was removed from convincing.
United stay eight factors behind Aston Villa in fourth albeit having performed a recreation extra and three factors behind Tottenham Hotspur, who’ve performed two video games much less.
Contemplating the membership’s latest type, fourth place seems out of the query. Supervisor Erik ten Hag is now hoping a fifth place end is sufficient to guarantee Champions League qualification however even that appears difficult.
Profitable the FA Cup may imply securing a spot within the Europa League however even that will likely be tough with Liverpool the opponents within the quarterfinals.
EtH’s unsure future
The Dutch supervisor’s future is on shaky grounds and INEOS are stated to be taking a look at a number of choices ought to they determine to maneuver on from him on the finish of the marketing campaign.
Regardless of a chastening sophomore season, Ten Hag’s win file at United locations him on high of all of the managers that the membership has employed up to now.
He will likely be sizzling property ought to INEOS transfer him on and former studies had indicated Bayer Leverkusen and Ajax may swoop.
Nonetheless as TeamTalk have now revealed, a return to his former membership is not going to be very straightforward for the 54-year-old on account of Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders additionally being a candidate for the job.
Jurgen Klopp has given a ringing endorsement of his quantity two, calling him “most influential” and “distinctive”, and with a summer time departure already determined, no compensation will likely be be due.
“Ajax are protecting him (Ten Hag) in thoughts, with their lately appointed technical director Alex Kroes – who till lately was a shareholder within the company that appears after the present Man Utd supervisor – including Ten Hag to their shortlist of teaching targets.
EtH vs Lijnders
“Their method could be solely depending on Man Utd dismissing Ten Hag first, since they aren’t keen to pay compensation for the 54-year-old.
“They might not must pay any compensation to nominate Lijnders as a substitute, in the meantime, since he will likely be leaving Liverpool similtaneously Jurgen Klopp in the summertime.
“Lijnders is prepared for an additional try at being a head coach. Klopp lately backed him, saying: “Pep particularly is prepared – able to handle a soccer crew and he needs to try this as nicely, in order that’s nice.”
Dropping out on an emotional return to a former Liverpool coach will likely be an enormous blow if it ever comes all the way down to that.
