Manchester United's new coach 4 hot candidates exposed! Ten Hag refused to admit defeat, saying that the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham did not count

Ten Hag has temporarily secured his position through a draw when his position is in jeopardy, with United winning just one and losing one of their last eight games, with the rest all drawn. However, the 54-year-old Netherlands' position remains at risk, with United Kingdom's Daily Mail revealing that the club have approached four potential new managers.

Sir Jim · Ratcliffe and INEOS have kept Ten Hag in the summer but have never guaranteed him to lead the team through the season, and a change of manager could happen if the results are poor. In professional football, when the boss has already started looking for a replacement, the manager's prospects are bleak. At Manchester United, Rajue has already done this twice.

It is an open secret that Rajue has been in contact with Tuchel and others this summer. However, the German is no longer a candidate for a new manager and has agreed to take charge of England in January. Former Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has also stayed out of the picture, ruling out a return to coaching next year. Former Chelsea boss Graham · Potter remains idle, but he is out of United's radar.

According to British media, Manchester United's current four potential manager candidates are former Barcelona coach Xavi, Portugal sports coach Ruben · Amorim, former Dortmund coach Terzic and Brentford coach Thomas · Frank. According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United CEO Omar · Berada spoke with Xavi during a visit to Barcelona a few days ago, and the latter does not plan to continue coaching in Spain because he has no intention of becoming a rival for Barca.

Portugal's Sporting champions have been linked with West Ham United and Liverpool this summer, and the 39-year-old two-time Portuguese Premier League winner is also considered a target for Manchester City. With the sporting director of Portugal replacing Begiristain as Manchester City's top management next year, Amorim is thought to be a possible successor to Pep Guardiola.

Terzic left Borussia Dortmund in surprise this summer, having done wonders last season by activating Jadon Sancho and leading them to the Champions League final. He has worked as an assistant coach at West Ham in the past and is no stranger to the Premier League. As for Frank, he also had talks with Rajue this summer. However, it would be a surprise for United to have the above two in charge.

Ten Hag has insisted he can continue to manage Manchester United, stressing that Rajue and INEOS trust him, and calling the rumours of a change of manager "fairy tales and lies". However, if Manchester United sit 10th in the table after spending £600 million on a transfer fee, with a negative goal difference, and the manager has no rumours of a dismissal, that would be a fairy tale.

Ten Hag insisted on patience from the fans. "I know you can't win trophies in the fall or winter or even in the spring. April and May are the time to win the championship." Ten Hag said: "We are on a journey. Internally, we really believe we're moving in the right direction."

Asked why his side struggled after the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham, Ten Hag insisted that game didn't count. 'I ignored the game against Tottenham and I refused to concede it. Because we played one less man at 1-0 down, the red card was cancelled after the game. So I completely ignored that game, it wasn't a fair assessment of the team and we didn't have a chance to come back and win given the red card."

Ten Hag, who has a knack for finding excuses, may think the fans lack memory, but anyone who watched the game knows that United were only one goal behind before they played one man less, mainly because Tottenham had a poor chance. After the B Fei red team played one less, the scene improved, and in the end it was a fluke to lose only 0-3.