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Manchester United ‘are putting up Zinedine Zidane and Ruben Amorim as prospective replacements for Erik ten Hag’ if they fire him following a poor start

Football — 11/03/2023

United are considering Ruben Amorim and Zinedine Zidane to replace Erik ten Hag.

The Red Devils have lost half of their Premier League games and exited the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, leaving the manager on tight ice.

This is the club’s poorest start to the season in 61 years, and despite off-field difficulties with players and ownership, the on-field performances are unacceptable.

Manchester United are already looking at potential replacements for Erik ten Hag, say reports

Reports claim Manchester United are considering Erik ten Hag replacements.

United are said to be lining up Zinedine Zidane as a potential replacment

Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim is also said to be under consideration

United are reportedly considering Zinedine Zidane and Ruben Amorim as Dutchman replacements.

United's poor start to the season continued on Wednesday as they lost 3-0 to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup

United fell 3-0 against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, continuing their terrible start.

United are ninth in the Premier League and eight points behind the top four after five wins and five loses in their first 10 games.

After exiting the Carabao Cup 3-0 to Newcastle, they are third in the Champions League with two losses and a narrow win.

However, players are turning on the former Ajax manager, who is believed to have favorites in the group and frustration among some stars is growing.

Concerns about the club’s direction under Ten Hag are also raised, as it’s hard to regain the dressing room’s support.

If Ten Hag is fired soon, Amorim and Zidane will be among the many candidates, as the club values them highly.

Amorim has been at Sporting since 2020 and was connected to Tottenham’s manager position before Ange Postecoglou’s summer appointment.

Zidane won three Champions League titles in a row during his first spell in charge of Real Madrid

Zidane led Real Madrid to three Champions League trophies in his first stint.

Amorim, meanwhile, is just 38 and won Sporting's first league title for 19 years in 2020/21

In 2020/21, 38-year-old Amorim won Sporting’s first league title in 19 years.

After playing for Casa Pia and Braga, he became Sporting’s first title winner in 19 years in 2020/21 and is considered one of the world’s greatest young coaches at 38.

following returning to Real Madrid in 2019 following a successful first term, Zidane hasn’t coached since departing again in 2021.

His two periods with Real, the first from 2016 to 2018, included two LaLiga titles, two Spanish Suρer Cups, three Champions League titles in a row, two UEFA Suρer Cups, and two Club World Cups.

He left behind a highly respected nаme in the profession and a fragmented and noisy dressing room.