Gary Neville predicts exact date Erik ten Hag will be sacked as Man Utd 'open talks' with three other managers

Former Manchester United captain turned Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has predicted when he thinks Erik ten Hag could be sacked by.

Neville, 49, was once again left disappointed by his former side’s wasteful performance as they lost 2-1 against West Ham on Sunday afternoon.

Ten Hag’s side had several chances to take the lead in the first half but did not score until the 81^st minute when Casemiro levelled the score after Crysencio Summerville had put West Ham ahead on 74 minutes.

When the game was seemingly heading for a draw, Matthijs de Ligt was adjudged to have fouled Danny Ings in the penalty area.

Referee David Coote originally waved away the Hammers’ appeals but overturned his on-field decision after being sent to the monitor. Jarrod Bowen then made no mistake, smashing his spot-kick past Andre Onana.

Ten Hag may count himself unlucky, given the harshness of the penalty decision, but there is no getting away from the fact that United are misfiring in most areas of the pitch.

As ever, when United put in a poor performance, the attention surrounding the manager’s role heightens.

This was the case on Sunday evening when Neville made a bold prediction regarding when he thinks United could sack the Dutchman.

"Ten Hag is asking for trouble,” he said while speaking on the ‘Gary Neville podcast’.

“14th in the [Premier] league nine games in - nine games is nearly 25 per cent of the season gone.

"It will be a big worry for everybody at the club because of the performance levels.

“United should have been up 2-0, but they lost.

"They are 14th, they've spent a fortune. I was quite clear at the end of last season that if they are in that same position in the league after the first few months, there will be a lot of questions being asked.

"They've got a game in midweek (Leicester in the Carabao Cup), but it will all come down to next weekend's game against Chelsea.”

Neville then explained how, during this “sobering” time, the pressure on Ten Hag will become “unbearable” in the next week or two if results do not improve.

Erik ten Hag was left disappointed by his side's performance (Credit:Getty)

Reports from talkSPORT suggest that senior players in the United dressing room have questioned the manager’s decision to rotate strikers, with the lack of minutes for Manuel Ugarte also coming under fire.

So, with all that being said, you may be keen to know who Ten Hag’s potential replacements at Old Trafford could be if he were to exit the club.

According to TBR Football, United have 'opened talks' with three other managers and are considering Germany manager Julian Naglesmann after fellow German Thomas Tuchel was linked with the Red Devils job before accepting a deal to become England manager in recent weeks.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank is also thought to be regarded highly by the United hierarchy as his side are ninth ahead of Man United by two points.

The report also suggests United are admirers of Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim and Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, but neither man seems willing to leave their current team mid-season. Eddie Howe, Simone Inzaghi and Xavi have also been linked with the job.