Erik ten Hag told he’s “so far out of his depth” in ruthless Man Utd rant from ex-Premier League player

Ex-Liverpool and Aston Villa player Stan Collymore has brutally torn into Erik ten Hag in a recent interview.

Collymore, who is a regular columnist with CaughtOffside, slammed Ten Hag, whilst also naming who United should be targeting to replace him.

“I don’t care what anybody says, he [Ten Hag] is so far out of his depth it’s unreal,” Collymore told the publication.

“With the exception of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, the pull of Manchester United should still be big enough to make any manager in the world think about taking the job,” he added.

“INEOS should be out there trying for Carlo Ancelotti. Yes, ‘Don Carlo’ is very much a Real Madrid man, but why not say to him:

“‘You’ve won everything there is to win in Madrid, do you want to come here and make us great again?’ — Regardless of what he’d say, Ancelotti is the calibre of manager United should be targeting, not below average Ten Hag.”

With INEOS deciding to keep Ten Hag at the end of last season, Collymore admitted that he understood the thought process in keeping the Dutchman, but believes it was misguided.

“I am sure Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have come in and agreed to let him stay on because they’ve looked at the time Arsenal have given Mikel Arteta and thought ‘See if we trust the process, it can work out’,” Collymore explained. 

“Ten Hag isn’t Arteta though. I know Arsenal have only won one FA Cup with Arteta but there is clear and obvious progression being made season after season under the Spaniard, and more importantly, the team have their identity back. 

‘The Gunners play technically exciting and fast-paced free-flowing football. Historically, United have played the same kind of electric, all-action football; devastating defence-splitting counter-attacks.

“But they are absolutely nowhere near rediscovering that identity under Ten Hag — at best they’re too passive and at worst they’re boring. He has got to go.”

Despite Collymore’s assesment of Ten Hag, the Dutchman has the third highest win percentage of any manager in Manchester United history.

Additionally, Ten Hag’s FA Cup and EFL Cup glories, mean only five managers have won more trophies at the club than him.

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