Manchester United are now on the search for their sixth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club over ten years ago. But how did the sacking of Ten Hag come about?
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00:00Manchester United have sacked Eric Ten Haag and will now begin a search for a new manager to save their season.
00:05Early signs are pointing towards United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy taking interim charge.
00:09Ten Haag's compatriot joined the coaching staff this summer after a pretty successful period as manager of PSV Eindhoven.
00:15The news of the sacking comes after Manchester United lost late on to a struggling West Ham United over the weekend,
00:20with Jared Bowen's penalty proving to not only be the straw that broke the camel's back in the game, but also in the tenure of Eric Ten Haag.
00:27The former Ajax coach managed his way through a turbulent summer in which it was never clear whether new minority owner Jim Ratcliffe believed in his ability to run the team.
00:34Eventually it was announced that he would keep the job, but a league start that's yielded only 11 points from 9 games has left the Red Devils languishing in 14th position.
00:42It's been over 10 years now since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club, but the team has never quite been able to replace the Scot,
00:47but the next appointment will be permanent manager number 6 since Sir Alex was able to bring back some significant success to Old Trafford.
00:54Further suggestions point to Xavi, with Graham Potter and Gareth Southgate both frequently mentioned by fans and pundits alike as well.