As Erik ten Hag's reign as Manchester United boss comes to an end, the latest episode of The Football News Show reflects on the highs and lows of his tenure.
They also ask who fans want to see next at Old Trafford, with Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim in the frame to take over.
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Manchester United sacked manager Erik ten Hag on Monday, with the club 14th in the Premier League table, and Ruben Amorim has been heavily linked to the vacancy at Old Trafford.
Aside from the search for a new boss, what is the one thing nobody is talking about - good or bad - but should be?
BBC Sport chief football news reporter Simon Stone speaks to The Football News Show about Manchester United's decision to sack manager Erik ten Hag and why the club's hierarchy may see this as an opportunity for a "new start" at Old Trafford.
ESPN's Mark Ogden says Manchester United "would do really well" to replace Erik ten Hag with current Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim.
Ogden said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club: "There's a bit of [Jose] Mourinho about him. He's a real character.
"If they can get him over the line, it would be an extremely good appointment given the situation the club are in.
"He is, however, said to be high on Manchester City's list [should Pep Guardiola leave]. Sporting are at the top of the league in Portugal, they've won nine games out of nine and they haven't lost a game in the Champions League.
"He is very highly rated within Europe and United would do really well to get him."
Image source, Getty Images"Diplomatic" Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim is "special", says Portuguese football journalist Jose Delgado.
Manchester United are understood to be in talks about appointing the 39-year-old as Erik ten Hag's replacement following the Dutchman's sacking on Monday.
Amorim is a highly regarded coach who has previously been linked with other jobs in the Premier League.
"Since Jose Mourinho, he is the most exciting Portuguese coach and we have had many, many good coaches," Delgado told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Amorim is special. Because of being special, only after 13 games in the first division, Sporting paid 10m euros to Braga to have him. Sporting was struggling, they had many problems and people asked Amorim if it was not a big risk he was taking.
"But things went very right in Sporting. They won two leagues, three League Cups and one Super Cup and made a fantastic team.
"Every year the team is stronger with more ideas and his leadership is very, very good. Not in the Mourinho style, Amorim is more diplomatic. He goes to the problems and speaks about them openly and that gives him success."
If the Portuguese is to take charge at United, he will be taking on a team that has a number of Ten Hag-bought players in it.
"If he has any sense he will ask for the squad to be gutted," chief Manchester United reporter at Manchester Evening News, Samuel Luckhurst, added.
"Because that was another mistake that they made in the summer, it was another Dutch-centric transfer window.
"You don't have to be a sporting director, manager or board member to know that there was no sense in just signing players in the manager's image. United needed to become a much more sophisticated operation."
Alex Turk
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesA lack of identity after spending £600m in less than three years, a failure to control matches, a struggle to maintain leads and a woeful goalscoring record all contributed to Erik ten Hag's downfall.
Off the pitch, Ten Hag was culpable for shooting himself in the foot during his increasingly bemusing comments during interviews and press conferences.
His insistence that United's second season was a "success" was the catalyst for most of the fanbase to turn against him in recent months.
It was a bold stance while his team was in the bottom half of the Premier League and Europa League tables. It was also a hill he ultimately died on.
What next? Ruud van Nistelrooy will receive a hero's welcome on Wednesday when United host Leicester City in the Carabao Cup. The Dutch legend's Old Trafford return was heralded among excited fans in the summer and he will be passionately backed for as long as his interim tenure lasts.
But that is all it should be. United must retain Van Nistelrooy on the coaching staff while appointing a manager with more established credentials.
The chosen candidate appears to be Ruben Amorim of Sporting. He's won two Liga Portugal titles and two Taca da Ligas across a four-year reign in Lisbon. Established credentials... check.
Only 39, the attack-minded coach, loyal to his 3-4-3 system, already has a taste for silverware and a track record of helping young players thrive while also representing an attractive long-term option.
The concept of snatching him from Manchester City's grasp - amid talk of Amorim replacing Pep Guardiola next summer - is a bonus. But this is about United, and Ineos couldn't currently select a more exciting option.
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Dutch football journalist Marcel van der Kraan says Ruud van Nistelrooy did not join in the summer with the intention of replacing Erik ten Hag, it was simply "because he loves the club so much" and could see him himself helping the players.
Van der Kraan thinks United pressed Van Nistelrooy hard to stay at the club given Ten Hag has left.
Image source, Getty ImagesGiving Erik ten Hag more time before sacking him is a "double fault" from Manchester United's owners and leaves them "even more behind" - that is the view of former United midfielder and 1999 Treble winner Jesper Blomqvist.
There had been reports that the club's ownership had looked at potential replacements for Ten Hag in the summer before deciding to stick with the Dutchman.
A difficult start to the season, however, saw the 54-year-old sacked on Monday following a 2-1 defeat by West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday.
"Not a big surprise [he has gone] but it should have been done in the summer," said Blomqvist on BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Now it became a double fault from Ineos, and the directors, giving him more time [after] they bought his players and everything and then still sacked him a couple of months later.
"Now they're really even more behind and they’ve got a squad of players that maybe will be hard for the next manager to find the right place for."
Ex-United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has been placed in caretaker charge, but reports suggest that current Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim is the long-term target.
Blomqvist feels that whoever comes in next, the job will be "even harder" for them now they are part way through the season.
"It always makes it much harder to implement [your style]," he said. "You don't have any time at all to implement your tactics and you're straight into the lion's den.
"It will be really tough for the new manager to come in and change things. On the other hand, it has been quite bad results so the possibility of making it better is quite good anyway - lots of room for improvement."
The Devils' Advocate team discuss Erik ten Hag's sacking
Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton does not believe that Erik ten Hag was "overwhelmed" by the Manchester United job but "there has been a massive regression" since their first season under the Dutchman.
"I don't think it has overwhelmed him," Sutton told the BBC Radio 5 Live Monday Night Club. "But I think some of his post-match press conferences were delusional towards the end as he was seeing a totally different game to what everyone else was.
"He did well first season and we all have sympathy for the mess he took over. It was toxic when he went in and I'm not sure it is much better now.
"He had the problems with Ronaldo, was undermined by Jadon Sancho and had issues with Marcus Rashford. So he has had a lot to contend with.
"But is all comes down to supporters seeing progress on the pitch. There was in the first season but there has been a massive regression and the fact that he has spent a massive amount of money comes into the equation."
Is Manchester United an attractive job anymore?
Former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, Chris Sutton, and Mark Ogden joined BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club to discuss who will take the Old Trafford job next.
"I think it is an attractive job, the playing staff isn't terrible, there just isn't a structure that can be leaned upon," said Schmeichel. "Are we pressing? Are we keeping the ball? Someone who spends all their time on the training pitch, I think that is a good idea."
Ogden added: "At some point someone is going to have to come in with the confidence that they can turn the big club around."
Sporting boss Ruben Amorim has agreed to become the next Manchester United manager following the sacking of Erik ten Hag on Monday. (Manchester Evening News), external
Alternatively, former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic is top of Manchester United's targets, after Thomas Tuchel was appointed England boss. (Sun), external
Brentford manager Thomas Frank is among the candidates Manchester United are considering to replace Ten Hag. (ESPN), external
The Red Devils have identified a shortlist of about five managers who could replace Ten Hag. (Sky Sports), external
United have not ruled out making an approach for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the club potentially restricted to appointing a free agent. (Manchester Evening News), external
Manchester United are interested in Sporting's 17-year-old Portuguese midfielder Geovany Quenda. (A Bola - in Portuguese), external
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Ex-England captain Alan Shearer on Erik ten Hag's exit from Manchester United
We asked for your views on Manchester United parting ways with Erik ten Hag. Below are some of your responses on his dismissal and potential replacements.
You can also listen to a special episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast about Monday's news from Old Trafford.
James: I'm ultimately sad. I think it won't drastically change anything. I do think it had to happen - and with Arne Slot doing great, it already suggests with the right manager, tactics work. Yet it's not that simple, Liverpool's squad has been the same for years - United keep changing squad with managers. I want to see more long-term consistent transfers.
Michael: As a United fan for over 60 years, I have witnessed the great times and the not so great, but since the appointment of Ten Hag, I have never seen a team so devoid of a game plan, a style of play or any sort of positive leadership. The recruitment of players has been appalling. We've become the laughing stock of the Premier League.
John: About time! He should have been sacked in the summer. The manager of Manchester United has to understand the culture and history of the club. Ruud understands the club and can give us a lift - let's get behind him until the end of the season.
Jan: Sadly it's long overdue. His choice of players have not always been best for Utd. So inconsistent, has he played the same team two weeks running? I doubt it. I feel the players can't be blame free, at times they've really looked as though they can't be bothered. Hopefully we will begin to see changes for the better. Fingers crossed.
Liam: He brought players into the club that left me scratching my head. Martinez was one of the good buys. But the rest have not performed. Real Madrid must have been laughing all the way to the bank after they sold Casemiro to United! The players he bought this summer just gone? They even have difficulty running! Hojlund is very reluctant to score.
Susan: Personally I would appoint Edin Terzic. He's young, available and good with the young players. He did great with Borussia Dortmund getting them to the Champions League final. He would work well with the hierarchy at United. He would easily adopt to the modern way clubs run, with the club choosing the players and he would get them to play. Perfect.
First game: Erik ten Hag took charge of his first competitive game for Man Utd, a 2-1 loss to Brighton at Old Trafford in August 2022. His first win came two games later, a 2-1 home victory against Liverpool.
Image source, Getty ImagesDerby defeats: United lost a Manchester derby 6-3 at Etihad Stadium in October 2022, with City duo Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scoring hat-tricks. Later on in the season, the Red Devils suffered a humiliating 7-0 defeat by Liverpool.
Image source, Getty ImagesNotable fallouts: Ten Hag had high-profile fallouts with Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo, with Ronaldo leaving the club by mutual agreement in November 2022.
Image source, Getty ImagesFirst trophy: United won the Carabao Cup in February 2023, beating Newcastle 2-0 in the final at Wembley. They went on to finish third in the Premier League.
Image source, Getty Images2023-24: United finished eighth in the Premier League, were knocked out in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup and were bottom of their Champions League group. But they ended the season with silverware - winning the FA Cup after a 2-1 victory against Manchester City in the final.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe bubble bursts: Ten Hag's reign came to an end after Sunday's 2-1 loss to West Ham - a result which left them 14th in the Premier League, while they have drawn their first three Europa League fixtures.
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Image source, Getty ImagesManchester United players have been reacting to the sacking of Erik ten Hag earlier on Monday on social media.
Kobbie Mainoo: "Thank you for your trust and belief in me and for giving me the opportunity to play for my boyhood club. I wish you all the best for the future."
Alejandro Garnacho: "Thank you for everything, boss. I will always be grateful to you for giving me the opportunity and the confidence to play for this club. It hasn't gone as well as we wanted, but I will remember the good times we had together and I wish you all the best in the future. Thank you very much Erik."
Lisandro Martinez: "Thanks for the trust you placed in me, coach. It's not the ending we hoped for, and we're really feeling it because responsibility is always shared. But we hold onto the great memories of Wembley and your passion for United. Good luck and every success in the future."
Rasmus Hojlund: "Thanks for everything boss. Wish you all the best in the future."
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Manchester United attempted a lot of shots under Erik ten Hag - more per game than under any other manager since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013.
But the conversion of those chances proved a real issue, with United's record in that metric lower under Ten Hag than any other manager post-Ferguson.
