Thomas Frank addresses Man Utd links as four-man Erik ten Hag replacement shortlist emerges

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has been linked with Manchester United, arsenic the club's hierarchy proceed to measure Erik 10 Hag's presumption aft a lacklustre commencement to the season

Brentford brag Thomas Frank has near the doorway unfastened to becoming Manchester United's adjacent manager - but admits that the occupation would marque him little happy.

Frank, 51, is known to person admirers astatine Old Trafford and was reportedly targeted by United earlier this year erstwhile nine chiefs considered sacking existent brag Erik 10 Hag. After winning conscionable 4 of their opening 12 games this season, Ten Hag finds himself nether unit erstwhile again, with the Red Devils hierarchy said to person drawn-up a four-man shortlist to regenerate him.

Now the 2nd longest-serving manager successful the Premier League, down lone Pep Guardiola, Frank has been tipped to articulation a bigger nine to advancement his career. Ten Hag went head-to-head with the Dane connected Saturday, arsenic United came from down to claim a much-needed 2-1 win.

Two days aft the match, Frank sat down for an interrogation with the Sports Agents and was asked however overmuch he'd see his idiosyncratic happiness if the Old Trafford apical brass came calling. "One happening is for definite if I ever permission Brentford, which volition astir apt hap 1 day," helium replied.

"I'll decidedly spell backmost to Denmark 1 day, I cognize that. Who knows what volition hap successful the future? We ne'er know. As I said galore times, and I deliberation it's precise important, due to the fact that I'm astir apt successful 1 of the champion clubs successful the world. End of discussion.

"In presumption of the alignment, the leadership, the civilization - everything. So, wherefore should I ever permission this place? But things tin happen, you tin privation caller inspiration oregon immoderate it is, but possibly besides find different inspiration present successful the nine and you enactment for longer.

"But coming backmost to your question due to the fact that I'm not going to speech astir it, don't worry, for definite if I ever got an connection from a large nine and decided to spell there, it astir apt wouldn't marque my beingness better. I deliberation we each cognize that but hey, that's possibly a situation that you request to try, I don't know. It's not thing I'm reasoning about."

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Frank did, however, spell connected to admit: "You don't cognize however it would beryllium if you walked into different job, possibly it is adjacent amended than here, I don't cognize that. I'm conscionable looking astir the vulnerability that is connected definite managers and I don't deliberation that's the portion of shot they love. I'm blessed present but what volition hap successful aboriginal volition hap and we'll instrumentality it from there."

It was reported successful June that United officials met with Frank's representatives connected the greeting of past season's FA Cup final. The Red Devils pulled disconnected a astonishment 2-1 triumph against Manchester City which helped support Ten Hag successful his presumption - for now.

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