Rio Ferdinand slams Manchester United for not hiring Thomas Tuchel to replace Erik ten Hag when they had the chance

Rio Ferdinand says Manchester United’s owners whitethorn beryllium regretting not sacking Erik 10 Hag sooner with ‘one of the champion candidates’ to regenerate him nary longer available.

Ten Hag was sent packing connected Monday little than 24 hours aft the 2-1 decision astatine West Ham which has near the nine 14th successful the Premier League.

It brings to an extremity the Dutchman’s reign astatine Old Trafford aft conscionable two-and-a-half years but that’s inactive longer than immoderate expected fixed that helium was adjacent to losing his occupation implicit the summer.

Following a worst ever decorativeness of eighth successful the Premier League, United’s caller number owners INEOS interviewed potential replacements, but yet stuck with Ten Hag aft helium masterminded an FA Cup last triumph implicit rivals Manchester City.

One sanction who was heavily linked with the Red Devils was erstwhile Chelsea brag Thomas Tuchel who was disposable having conscionable near Bayern Munich.

As unit continued to equine connected Ten Hag, the German remained linked with Old Trafford up until conscionable 2 weeks agone erstwhile helium was announced arsenic the caller England manager, replacing Gareth Southgate.

Reacting to Ten Hag’s sacking, Ferdinand said Tuchel was ‘one of the champion candidates’ for the United occupation and thinks INEOS whitethorn unrecorded to regret not moving for the 51-year-old erstwhile they had the chance.

‘My large happening is it’s taken truthful long,’ the United fable said connected his YouTube channel.

‘One of the champion candidates that was sitting retired determination was Thomas Tuchel and he’s gone now, he’s go England manager.

‘England fans volition beryllium delighted with that but I deliberation Man United volition beryllium looking astatine that and saying “is that 1 that got away?”.’

Tuchel is 1 of the astir palmy managers moving close now, having won league titles with PSG and Bayern and the 2021 Champions League with Chelsea.

With him retired of contention, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has been appointed interim United boss, is the aboriginal favourite to win Ten Hag, with the likes of Thomas Frank, Gareth Southgate, Julian Nagelsmann and Sporting brag Ruben Amorim besides contenders.

Ferdinand is backing erstwhile teammate Van Nistelrooy to bash good but says helium could besides spot erstwhile Barcelona brag Xavi astatine Old Trafford.

‘I’d astir apt springiness it to Ruud close now. He’s successful the blistery seat,’ helium added.

‘He’s seen the place, similar I say, it’s not going to beryllium a large upheaval successful presumption of knowing and getting to cognize the players. He knows them each close now.

‘But Xavi, if we could get idiosyncratic similar him. Playing shot the mode Barcelona did with that assertive football.

‘He won the league erstwhile helium was astatine Barca, introducing young players into the team. He brought Lamine Yamal. That’s what Man United’s DNA is about.’

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