'Dressing room would eat him alive' – Man Utd player's bombshell claim over manager target

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has been linked with the Manchester United occupation amid ongoing doubts astir Erik 10 Hag's future, though it sounds similar immoderate of the players wouldn't fancy him

A Manchester United subordinate reportedly thinks Thomas Frank would beryllium "eaten alive" by the dressing country if helium replaced Erik 10 Hag arsenic manager.

The Brentford brag is 1 of a fig of names being linked with the Old Trafford job, with Ten Hag heavy tipped for the sack pursuing United's dismal commencement to the season. Thomas Tuchel was thought to person been the frontrunner, peculiarly aft holding talks with Red Devils number proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe successful the summer, but is retired of the moving aft being confirmed arsenic England manager.

That leaves Frank jostling for presumption with the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gareth Southgate and Graham Potter, each of whom are reportedly being considered for the occupation successful the lawsuit of a Ten Hag axing. But according to erstwhile Premier League ace Don Hutchison, Frank wouldn't beryllium a peculiarly fashionable prime among immoderate players.

"I won't sanction names, but I spoke to a Man United subordinate astir 2 weeks agone and we were chatting [about who could regenerate Ten Hag]," Hutchison, 53, told BBC Radio 5 Live. "I said Thomas Frank, and helium said to me, 'that dressing country would devour him alive'."

Hutchison's assertion comes conscionable a fewer hours earlier Frank's Brentford instrumentality connected Ten Hag's United astatine Old Trafford. The Red Devils started the play 14th successful the table, with conscionable 2 wins from their opening 7 matches successful the Premier League. Brentford, meanwhile, are 2 points supra United successful 12th.

Frank, who was reportedly 1 of 4 coaches Chelsea considered arsenic Mauricio Pochettino's replacement successful the summer, has been astatine Brentford since 2018. In his 2nd afloat play helium led the Bees to Premier League promotion, and managed a top-half decorativeness successful the 2022/23 season.

Continuing, Hutchison said the information that Frank was being written disconnected internally "summed up" the ongoing issues astatine United. "If you're not accepting a manager and a manager similar Thomas Frank who would get you organised [then you've got problems].

"Because that's what you spot arsenic a fan. It doesn't substance if your squad is losing each azygous week, what you privation to spot arsenic a instrumentality is your squad organised, which United aren't, and those players moving for the badge, which they're not."

Hutchison besides suggested that Ten Hag wasn't acceptable for the job, and rubbished the Dutchman's assertion that United are "moving successful the close direction". He said: "How is helium motivating these players to tally hard and beryllium organised?

"[Ten Hag] came retired contiguous rather defiant, saying, and I quote, 'we are inactive going successful the close direction'. So you're 14th successful the league. You've got nary wins successful Europe. You've got a minus 3 extremity quality and lone 1 triumph successful the past six successful the Premier League. How is that going successful the close direction?"

Hutchison spent conscionable shy of 20 years arsenic a subordinate successful English football. The erstwhile midfielder, who played 26 times for Scotland, had notable stints with Liverpool, West Ham, Everton and Sheffield United. He retired successful 2009.

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