Erik ten Hag leaned into Jose Mourinho: He’s the only one who got the players he wanted after Ferguson. The Portuguese is reportedly willing to coach Manchester United again

Manchester United have had another crazy night. They lost 4: 0 at Crystal Palace. Coach Erik ten Hag has once again come under huge criticism. Besides, he recently took a swipe at Jose Mourinho, who is apparently in favour of returning to Old Trafford as coach again.

Progress? Nope. A second season with Erik ten Hag as Manchester United’s head coach is not looking good at all. Rather, it is managing to break negative records. Indeed, for the first time ever, the club lost 13 games in a Premier League season.

And that’s not all. The Red Devils have conceded 81 goals, the most since the 1976/77 season. Currently, the most successful English club is only in eighth place in the top English competition. On Monday night, they lost embarrassingly 4-0 at Crystal Palace.

Unsurprisingly, the Dutch strategist has once again come under fire from critics and enormous pressure. In addition, a great wave of speculation about his future is once again brewing. It is a matter of time before the club’s management runs out of patience.

The media is discussing who will replace him. There is speculation about a swap with Bayern, where Thomas Tuchel could head to Old Trafford, while Erik ten Hag would head to Bayern. However, another unexpected bombshell has emerged which would be very piquant given the Dutchman’s recent statement.

Will José Mourinho lead Manchester United again?

Erik ten Hag recently got into a mild verbal spat with Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese stated that the Dutchman had far more support from the club’s management in the transfer market than he ever had in his entire time at Old Trafford.

After all, Manchester United don’t spend any money at all. However, Ten Hag has hit out at the former AS Roma coach. “He is the only coach after the Sir Alex Ferguson era who got the players he wanted. No other manager has got the players he wanted, which is something that is simply needed,” ESPN quoted him as saying.

All the more piquant is the speculation that the Manchester Evening News has come up with. Mourinho was said to have expressed his desire to lead Manchester United again. Apparently, he has a good relationship with the club’s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. But that may not be enough for him.

Will we see an unexpected comeback?

Source: Manchester Evening News, ESPN, Transfermarkt