'I worked with Erik ten Hag at Man Utd - only one manager is worth sacking him for'

Erik 10 Hag's Manchester United aboriginal has erstwhile again travel nether scrutiny but erstwhile adjunct Benni McCarthy does not judge Old Trafford bosses person galore amended options to crook things around

Benni McCarthy believes Manchester United should lone regenerate Erik 10 Hag if they tin lure Pep Guardiola from rivals Manchester City.

Ten Hag's erstwhile adjunct departed United successful the summer, arsenic a fig of changes were made behind the scenes at Old Trafford. McCarthy was portion of the backroom unit from July 2022 until the extremity of past season, with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake joining the nine successful his stead.

The erstwhile Blackburn Rovers and Porto prima helped United to Carabao Cup and FA Cup glory but endured a much hard clip successful the Premier League past word wherever Ten Hag came adjacent to losing his job. With unit erstwhile again mounting connected the Dutchman, McCarthy defended his qualities.

The ex-South Africa international, speaking connected SuperSport, named Guardiola arsenic the lone manager who could supercede Ten Hag. No different came to caput for the 2004 Champions League winner.

"Who other is amended than Ten Hag?" McCarthy said. "You’re not gonna get galore managers unless Pep decides to alteration from Man City to United, past possibly you mightiness person a alteration successful fortunes, but different than that, I can’t spot who’s amended than Ten Hag."

Earlier this month, McCarthy suggested his erstwhile workfellow lacked the occurrence to compel his team. Though astatine that time, reserved praise for Ten Hag's tactical nous.

"In modern football, I judge that players privation to spot a spot much passionateness successful their coach," helium said. "They request to consciousness that the manager is with them and consenting to combat alongside them.

"Tactically, I consciousness that Erik is astatine the top. He lacks a spot of that fire, that passion. That’s wherever we differ, him and I."

The erstwhile Red Devils manager was captious of however immoderate of United's players trained during his clip with the nine however. The 46-year-old believes the squad needs to travel the examples of Portugal stars Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot.

"If immoderate of the Manchester United players had what Bruno (Fernandes) and Diogo (Dalot) have, it would person been easier to execute bully results," McCarthy said. "They some trained with unthinkable concentration, giving everything they had. Some of the others didn’t bash the same.

"This ended up limiting United’s progress, due to the fact that immoderate players weren’t grooming to the champion of their ability. Even successful games, the information showed america that immoderate players were astatine their highest show and others a small below."

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