Why Man Utd would want to replace Erik ten Hag with Graham Potter
Erik ten Hag's position as Manchester United coach has not felt secure for pretty much the entirety of the 2023/24 season.
The Red Devils have so far stuttered through the Premier League campaign, were eliminated from the Carabao Cup and now also out of Europe entirely after finishing bottom of their Champions League group.
Many fans would like to see Ten Hag moved on, while others think the situation upstairs and the host of injuries mean he deserves the chance to dig Man Utd out of the latest hole they have dug for themselves.
Naturally, a host of names have been linked with the job should it become vacant, and one is former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter.
Potter's reputation as a coach isn't easy to gauge right now. He became extremely popular for the work he did at Brighton, where he was involved in unearthing young stars who did well in the Seagulls' squad and then earned the club a lot of money through transfer sales.
While he alone cannot take sole credit for the signings, players like Tariq Lamptey, Kaoru Mitoma, Simon Adingra, Billy Gilmour, Julio Enciso, Leandro Trossard, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo and Pervis Estupinan arrived at Brighton while Potter was the coach.
He was able to work very effectively with both young and experienced players to create a team that not only played exciting, attacking football, but also got results.
It's his time on the south coast that would really drive Man Utd to make a move for the Englishman, and there's a reason why Chelsea wanted to get him on board for their new era under Todd Boehly.
However, Potter's seven-month spell at Chelsea went horrendously. He took over from Thomas Tuchel in September 2022 but had lost the job by April, winning just 12 of the 31 games of
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