Man United very keen on another ex-Chelsea manager after missing out on Thomas Tuchel -Report

Man United very keen on another ex-Chelsea manager after missing out on Thomas Tuchel -Report

Following today’s announcement that Thomas Tuchel has been officially named the new manager of England, Manchester United is apparently now turning its focus to Graham Potter as a possible replacement for Erik ten Hag.

According to a report from Team Talk, Potter, a former Chelsea manager who has been unemployed for some time, is reportedly considering joining Eddie Howe of Newcastle United as a potential replacement for Ten Hag should the Red Devils decide to let him go.

The Times also reported that Man Utd had approached Tuchel about the position, telling the German tactician that he would be their first choice to take Ten Hag’s place.

Tuchel perhaps didn’t want to wait around for United to sack Ten Hag and make that change, and that now means MUFC have to look at other options.

Could Graham Potter be a decent Thomas Tuchel alternative for Man United?

Potter did hugely impressive work as Brighton manager a few years ago, but he had a bit of a nightmare spell in charge of Chelsea and he hasn’t been back in football management since then.

In many ways, it looks like it would be a bit of a risk for United to go with Potter next, but at the same time it seems pretty clear that change is needed after a pretty dire spell under Ten Hag

Tuchel probably would’ve been the better choice for United, but Potter also surely has what it takes to be a top manager and perhaps deserves another shot at a big job like this.

Potter was actually the manager who replaced Tuchel at Chelsea – a decision most Blues fans probably still aren’t too happy about, while they’ve since had Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca in charge