For at least the 27th time in his still relatively brief Manchester United reign, Ruben Amorim has turned a corner only to find himself down another blind alley.
Becoming only the third Premier League team to come away from a game with Wolves carrying anything less than three points in their back pocket would be mortifying enough if it hadn’t come on the back of a win over Newcastle that had some giddy sorts even talking up unlikely title tilts.
Eventually, we will all learn that there is no such thing as good form or bad form at Man United. They are just a bunch of stuff that happens. And also that lad is never, ever getting a haircut.
But what of the manager? If Amorim is done for, the next question becomes who could take over at Manchester United? We have the big names with the latest odds here…
7=) Mauricio Pochettino
United missed their chance back in summer 2024 when Chelsea cruelly discarded him, but any second thoughts United might have on that bit of decision-making are for now pretty much futile, with Pochettino having taken the USA job. That surely puts him out of contention for anything else until after the summer and a (mostly) home World Cup.
7=) Edin Terzic
The former Borussia Dortmund boss was high in the reckoning for the Tottenham job, mostly we suspect because he is available. The same criteria could get him the nod here, and it’s fair to say that former Dortmund bosses have generally done okay in Our League.
7=) Marco Silva
Whispers of Fulham being unhappy in their marriage were as fleeting as they were ridiculous. Silva would likely be a decent Manchester United manager, but we struggle with the optics of this one. United fancy themselves to be rather above Silva.
7=) Andoni Iraola
Figures high in the betting for any big Premier League job, but is in the middle of one of those absolutely terrible runs of results that he can get away with at Bournemouth but would absolutely have to cut out if he wants the hassle of Big Six management.
You can’t be going 10 games without a win when This Is Manchester United Football Club We’re Talking About.
6) Unai Emery
He has somehow made Aston Villa the third best Premier League team of 2025 while battling PSR issues. He probably deserves another crack at a massive club, if he can be arsed with the pressure.
We can see this one happening.
5) Xavi
According to reports in Spain: ‘At Manchester United, some directors believe that Xavi could be the ideal man to rebuild the team, especially since his style of play resembles what they have been looking for since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.’
The former Barcelona coach has been out of work since leaving Barcelona at the end of the 23/24 season, when it was reported that he was eyeing an ‘interesting’ club in the Premier League. And the one thing you can guarantee with United is ‘interesting’.
4) Gareth Southgate
Very strongly linked with the Manchester United job last summer after somehow taking England to another European final. He would not be a popular appointment, but the good news for United fans is that it won’t happen.
Southgate has been pretty clear about feeling mighty comfortable about never taking another managerial job. That hasn’t stopped him being described as a “master of manipulation” and being tipped for the big job, mind.
2=) Michael Carrick
Absolutely everything about Michael Carrick suggests he should be a very good football manager indeed. A thoughtful player – most notably of course for Man United themselves, which always helps – and now a thoughtful pundit. Unfortunately the bit in between where he was actually a football manager was less good.
We remain powerfully unconvinced that impeccable Knows The Club credentials could override everything else. It would be a spectacular gamble.
2=) Laurent Blanc
A brilliant player for United, he burst straight into this top 10 after being sacked by Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. He has since somehow climbed to second favourite when we were not paying attention.
1) Oliver Glasner
That FA Cup win with Crystal Palace has taken the Austrian high up all the lists, and now right to the very top of the two silliest of all. Seems harsh on him, really. In the specific case of this silly club, it helps that he plays the same system as Manchester United. Or maybe it doesn’t, who knows any more.
