ANGRY Man Utd legends could scare away potential successors to Erik ten Hag
ANGRY Manchester United legends could scare away potential successors to Erik ten Hag, reports say.
Pressure is mounting on Ten Hag and he has come under heavy scrutiny from former United players.
Michael Owen called on Ten Hag to be sacked with Paul Scholes agreeing that assistant coach Steve McClaren should replace the Dutchman.
Ex-United captain Rio Ferdinand was also critical of his former club after the 4-0 hammering at Crystal Palace.
SunSport revealed that the Old Trafford hierarchy do not plan on axing Ten Hag before the end of the season.
It means he would be in charge for the FA Cup final against rival City on May 25 at Wembley.
But replacements are believed to be drawn up behind the scenes, with the likes of Thomas Tuchel, Zinedine Zidane and Gareth Southgate linked.
Although the The Telegraph say at least two potential candidates for the United job have concerns over the constant criticism from ex-players.
But ultimately, it would not prevent them from taking over at Old Trafford.
Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Ferdinand, Scholes and Owen - who all have TV punditry gigs - are among the most strongly-opinionated retired players.
And Owen called for Ten Hag's sacking on Premier League Productions: “I’ve said it for a long time that Ten Hag is not the right man for this job, I’ve been saying it for ages and ages.
“He cannot, simply cannot, manage the team next season.
“I almost wonder now, they’ve got a cup final and they’ve got a few important games that could mean European football next year or not.
“At some point you’ve got to make a decision, they’re going to get absolutely hammered by Manchester City, they’re going to get annihilated, in fact, Arsenal will smash them to bits at Old Trafford.
"Newcastle will probably beat
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