Scholes insists Erik ten Hag should be sacked BEFORE the FA Cup final

Erik ten Hag is facing calls to be sacked as Manchester United manager immediately, after their 4-0 thrashing by Crystal Palace on Monday night.

The Dutchman's future is under severe scrutiny after a poor season in which the Red Devils are eighth in the Premier League, were knocked out of the Champions League before the knockout phase, and are underdogs in their upcoming FA Cup final clash with local rivals Manchester City.

There are many who feel that he could be replaced at the end of the season, though reports have suggested that United won't sack before the FA Cup final, though players 'already believed his fate is sealed'.

But with Manchester United approaching the final in a poor run of form with just one Premier League win in their last seven, there are some former players who feel that the club's owners can't wait until the end of the season to get rid of the Dutchman.

Mail Sport takes a look at what pundits have been saying on the Ten Hag question, and namely who thinks he should stay, and who believes his time is up at Old Trafford.

Michael Owen - Sacked immediately

The former Liverpool and Manchester United striker believes Ten Hag is not the right man for the job and feels that the club's board might have to make a decision immediately,

Following United's defeat to Crystal Palace, he told Premier League Productions: 'I've said it for a long time that Ten Hag is not the right man for the job. He simply cannot manage the club next season.

'But I almost wonder now, they've got a cup final and some important games that could mean European football next year or not, and at some point you have to make a decision.

'They are going to get absolutely hammered by Manchester City, they will get annihilated. Arsenal will smash