• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Manchester United Step Up Managerial Search With 'Four Names In The Running To Succeed Ralf Rangnick'

Home> Football

Updated 14:01 24 Jan 2022 GMTPublished 13:50 24 Jan 2022 GMT

Manchester United Step Up Managerial Search With 'Four Names In The Running To Succeed Ralf Rangnick'

Interim boss Rangnick will move into a consultancy role at the end of the season.

Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan

Manchester United have reportedly drawn up a four-man shortlist of candidates to be the next permanent manager at Old Trafford.

Interim boss Ralf Rangnick was placed in charge of the side until the end of the season after former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November.

Rangnick will move into a consultancy role at the end of the campaign and United are currently searching for his successor.

Spain head coach Luis Enrique is on the four-man shortlist (Image: Alamy)
Spain head coach Luis Enrique is on the four-man shortlist (Image: Alamy)

According to The Athletic, United have identified four candidates for the role: Mauricio Pochettino, Erik ten Hag, Luis Enrique and Julen Lopetegui.

United are keen to appoint a manager with European experience, which all four candidates possess.

Former Tottenham manager Pochettino, the only name on the list with Premier League experience, was strongly linked with the United job earlier this season.

Pochettino was reportedly considering leaving Paris Saint-Germain to take charge of United, prior to Rangnick’s appointment.

PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino has been consistently linked with United (Image: Alamy)
PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino has been consistently linked with United (Image: Alamy)

Instead he remained at the Parc des Princes and has guided PSG to the top of Ligue 1.

Ajax head coach Ten Hag has also been consistently linked with United and has suggested he would be willing to leave Dutch football for the right opportunity.

"I think I'm ready for it," Ten Hag told Dutch outlet De Volkskrant last month.

"I would be happy to take up that challenge, but I'm not chasing it. If it turns out that that step will never come, I will not say that my coaching career has failed.

Sevilla head coach Julen Lopetegui is also being considered (Image: Alamy)
Sevilla head coach Julen Lopetegui is also being considered (Image: Alamy)

"But I think I have sufficient qualities to take on that challenge."

Former Barcelona head coach Enrique is also being considered after impressing with the Spanish national side.

Enrique led his nation to the semi-final of Euro 2020 and the final of Nations League, where they lost to France.

Former Real Madrid boss Lopetegui was Enrique’s predecessor with Spain and has been in charge of Sevilla since 2019.

Lopetegui has guided the Spanish club to second in La Liga this season, four points behind league leaders Real Madrid. 

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Manchester United, Mauricio Pochettino, Erik Ten Hag, Julen Lopetegui, Luis Enrique, Premier League, Football

Rory O'Callaghan
Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.

X

@rory_ocallaghan

Choose your content:

11 hours ago
12 hours ago
14 hours ago
  • 11 hours ago

    Shock Premier League club enter race to sign Rodrygo but one thing has to happen first

    Rodrygo has been linked with a move away from Real Madrid.

    Football
  • 12 hours ago

    What happens if England, Wales and Netherlands finish on the same number of points in the Women's Euros

    The three nations could have the same number of points in Group D.

    Football
  • 12 hours ago

    Sporting president sends brutal threat to Viktor Gyokeres in new statement as Arsenal target fails to return to training

    Viktor Gyokeres continues to be linked with a move away from Sporting Clube de Portugal.

    Football
  • 14 hours ago

    Premier League club 'ready to sell' key player this summer to avoid Real Madrid free transfer

    Real Madrid are preparing to secure another Premier League star as a free agent.

    Football