Next Manchester United Manager Odds – Who will Replace Erik ten Hag?

United fans are very familiar with van Nistelrooy, who scored 150 goals in 219 games between 2001 and 2006 before heading to Real Madrid. The Dutchman has moved through the managerial ranks, starting with PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, as well as helping out with his national team.

🚨 Understand Ruud van Nistelrooy will be Man United interim manager, as exclusively revealed earlier today.

He’s the immediate replacement for Erik ten Hag, decision made internally. pic.twitter.com/3jPBpnlkJT

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 28, 2024

There are some who think this was the initial succession plan, even though United extended ten Hag before this season. However, there is a concern that van Nistelrooy doesn’t have enough first-team experience. He did lead PSV Eindhoven to second in the Dutch league in 2022-23, but left with one game remaining in the season, as van Nistelrooy didn’t feel supported by the club.

We also just watched United hire ten Hag, who came from Ajax, who topped the Dutch league and obviously struggled in Manchester. Is van Nistelrooy a better coach than his compatriot? We’ll see over this interim basis.

Southgate stepped down as the England manager after almost eight years with the national team. In that time, Southgate took England to two straight Euro finals, losing to Italy in 2020 (2021, due to the pandemic), and Spain in 2024.

Gareth Southgate is one of the bookies’ favourites to become the next permanent manager of Man United.

He would become the club’s first English manager in 38 years 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/JgsBZ2QVoJ

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 28, 2024

Southgate, who played with Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, and Middlesbrough from 1988 to 2006, plays a more pragmatic style that would turn many United fans off. But you can’t deny what he did with the England team, despite not winning a tournament.

The 54-year-old would also become the first English manager at Manchester United in 38 years. Ron Atkinson was fired in November 1986 for Sir Alex Ferguson, which spawned the most dominant period in United’s history. Given that some are not happy with Southgate’s England replacement, Thomas Tuchel, being German, that might actually matter.

The former Barcelona great managed Al Sadd in the Saudi League from May 2019 to November 2021, when he took over at his beloved Barça. Hernandez led Barça to the La Liga title in 2022-2023, but after some bad results, he said he would leave at the end of the 2023-2024 campaign. He changed his mind, but Hernandez was let go in May 2024 anyway.

😅 Well this is timely…

Xavi’s wife has posted a photo on Instagram of his son, Dan, wearing the 2023/24 Manchester United home kit 📸#MUFC pic.twitter.com/TUcSqiGAzZ

— Stretford Paddock (@StretfordPaddck) October 27, 2024

It could be a coincidence that Hernandez’s wife posted the above photo of Xavi playing with his son, who is wearing a Manchester United jersey. It is also been reported that United has already contacted Hernandez.

The 44-year-old is a prime candidate to succeed ten Hag at Manchester United, and he would bring a similar style to what Manchester City play on the other side of the city. Xavi was coached by City manager Pep Guardiola at Barça. Hernandez basically replaced Guardiola in the Barça side as a player. It would be very fascinating to see what Hernandez could do at United.

Nagelsmann won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich after the 2021-2022 season, and recently led Germany to a quarterfinal finish at Euro 2024 as they lost to the eventual champions from Spain in extra time. It was a return to form for Germany, which puts Nagelsmann near the top of the Manchester United next manager odds at Bovada.

Julian Nagelsmann in 2020: “I watched a lot of games in the Theatre of Dreams and of Manchester United on television.. I watched nearly every game of Manchester United 10 years ago, when I was a younger guy and a player.

Sir Alex Ferguson had a long and very successful time for… pic.twitter.com/UZSfkN02yk

— Adam (@AdamJoseph____) October 28, 2024

The 37-year-old German is known as an excellent tactician, and Tuchel is a big fan of Nagelsmann, who played under Tuchel. Before Bayern Munich, Nagelsmann took Red Bull Leipzig to the Champions League semifinals in 2020, where they lost to Tuchel’s Paris Saint-Germain team.

Nagelsmann was also replaced by Tuchel at Bayern Munich. However, it might be costly to get Germany to allow their manager to leave, especially given how well they played at Euro 2024.

Amorim has been in charge of Sporting Lisbon in Portugal since March 2020. The club has won two Primeira Liga titles, and Amorim took then to the quarterfinals of the Europa League two years ago.

🚨🔴 As reported in our show, Manchester United recently made an inquiry regarding Ruben #Amorim, as they had been preparing for Erik ten Hag’s departure. There were talks ✔️

Amorim is definitely on Man Utd’s list. #MUFC

However, they were informed that he isn’t planning to… pic.twitter.com/6tt02sxBiI

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) October 28, 2024

The 39-year-old was reportedly on United’s list in the summer, and Manchester City are also looking at him as a successor to Guardiola. Liverpool was also considering Amorim to replace Jurgen Klopp, before going with Arne Slot in the summer. The Portuguese manager plays an entertaining style of soccer at Sporting, who have won all nine league games this season with 30 goals scored, and only two conceded.

Money might be an issue, as it would likely cost United a lot to pry Amorim away in midseason. The new minority owners of the club, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS, have been diligent about cutting costs at United.

However, The Athletic reports that United are already working on a deal to bring Amorim to Old Trafford.

McKenna managed the United Under-18 team for two years, then earned a spot on the first-team staff. But McKenna was then tapped up by Ipswich Town in December 2021 to manage their team, and he led them to the Premier League for the first time since 2002.

Kieran McKenna has a reputation for improving players and getting the best out of what he’s got.

What’s the secret? #itfc boss outlined three things when asked that question 👇https://t.co/kDm7eOrCUB

— Stuart Watson (@Stuart_Watson) October 15, 2024

Ipswich Town is in the relegation zone at the end of October, but his team also isn’t very talented. People believe he would do better with a more talented squad, but the 38-year-old may need a little more seasoning before taking on a club of United’s stature.

This is a pipe dream for most United fans, but Zidane’s odds to be the next manager of Manchester United hold some impressive value!

“Maybe Zinedine Zidane is available?” 🤔

Louis Saha on who he could see as the next manager of Manchester United pic.twitter.com/oNyRvRXZcS

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 28, 2024

Of course, Zidane barely requires an introduction. “Zizou” is one of the greatest players of all time, winning everything as a player with Juventus and Real Madrid. He also won the World Cup with France in 1998, and finished runner-up in 2006, although he’ll be best remembered for his headbutt on Italy’s Marco Materazzi that got Zidane sent off late in the final.

Zidane went on to manage Real Madrid twice, winning La Liga on two occastions, and the Champions League four times, including three times as the head manager. United has been sniffing around Zidane for years, and will do so again.

However, former France teammate Thierry Henry believes Zidane wants to manage France, and will hold out until then. Current France manager Didier Deschamps, who also played with Zidane, is under contract with the national team until after the 2026 World Cup.