Last Saturday was yet another magical day in the rich history of Man United as the Red Devils overcame Man City to claim their 13th FA Cup crown at Wembley.
Heading into the finale of the English football season, a report from The Guardian dominated the conversation around the cup final. It said that no matter the result against the Premier League champions, Man United would sack Erik ten Hag at the end of the campaign.
The 2023/24 season has been a very underwhelming one for Man United as they finished eighth in the Premier League – their lowest-ever finish in England’s top flight. This term also saw United suffer 14 league defeats in a single term, which is their highest since recording 16 during the 1989/90 campaign under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Away from England’s top flight, the Manchester club were dumped out of the Champions League in the group stage, finishing bottom of their group.
Their Carabao Cup defence was a failure and even their run to the FA Cup was marred by their disgraceful showing in the semi-final against Championship outfit Coventry City, where the Premier League club threw away a 3-0 lead.
Saturday was a magical day and an impressive performance from Man United, but the shine of the FA Cup cannot blind the Manchester club from what they really want, the Premier League title.
That trophy has sat in the cabinets of their biggest rivals, Man City and Liverpool, for the last seven years. This undoubtedly hurts fans of the Manchester giants as the Red Devils have failed to lift England’s most important trophy since 2013 and under the management of Erik ten Hag, that wait will rumble on.
The Dutch coach has shown this season that he is simply not good enough to be a Premier League manager, well at least for a club in the “Big Six”. The 54-year-old is certainly good at what he does, but he has crumbled under the pressure at Old Trafford.
With Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS set to oversee their first transfer window at Man United this summer, this is the perfect time for the Premier League giants to move on from Ten Hag.
Sooner or later, the new part-owners at United will want their own man to lead their project and with so many top coaches available at present, the next few months could build the foundations for the return of Manchester United.
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