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English club Manchester United have finally sacked their head coach, Erik ten Hag with Ruud van Nistelrooy taking charge of the team as interim head coach while a permanent head coach is recruited.
Ten Hag’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Old Trafford ended on Monday after a poor start to the campaign.
The development comes after a series of poor results, with United sitting 14th in the Premier League table.
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Ten Hag was appointed in April 2022 and led the club to two domestic trophies, winning the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024.
The 54-year-old former Ajax boss was backed by new co-owners INEOS in the summer with a contract extension until June 2026.
However, Man Utd’s underwhelming start to the new campaign has now seen the manager pay the price for their patchy form.
The decision to sack Ten Hag – who was only given a contract extension in July after surviving a summer review and spent over £600m in transfer fees during his tenure – has been described as ‘difficult and finely balanced’ by Manchester United’s hierarchy. Ten Hag’s sacking is set to cost United in the region of £13.5million.
Ten Hag is understood to have been ‘taken aback’ by the timing of his ousting. However, it is understood that the decision by the club’s board, made less than 24 hours after their controversial 2-1 defeat at West Ham on Sunday, was unanimous.
Crucially, it was felt that the club’s on-field results have not been good enough.
In contrast to the comments from Ten Hag, the hierarchy did not see the team on the right path and felt there were no excuses for the position United are in. They have won just four of their 14 games this season.
