Reaching the FA Cup final is the last fig leaf for Ten Hag and Manchester United. Manchester United is currently 16 points away from Aston Villa, fourth in the Premier League, and Manchester United only has 18 points left to fight for this season, and has been 99.99% confirmed to miss the Champions League in the new season. Striving for Europa League qualification is Manchester United's most pragmatic league goal at the moment.
According to the latest report from ESPN, Ten Hag will face a 25% pay cut if Manchester United does not qualify for next season's Champions League! Not only the manager, but most of the big names in Manchester United's squad have signed incentive contracts with the club, and if they fail to qualify for the Champions League, a 25% pay cut clause will be triggered. The contract will take effect immediately after Aston Villa win another game or Manchester United lose another game.
Ten Hag's £9 million salary at Manchester United is still sincere despite his first time in charge of a big five-tier club, and his salary will be reduced to £6.75 million for the new season, and the compensation will be reduced if he is sacked by the club at the end of the season. United need to have good reasons to keep Ten Hag, and it seems that Ten Hag will need to at least retain a top-six finish in the league if he is likely to have a chance to continue in charge. Facing Manchester City in the FA Cup final, Manchester United did not have much hope.
If they end up missing out on the top six in the league, or even if they continue to slump and even fail to qualify for Europe, then a change of manager is undoubtedly the best option for Manchester United. Some media have even suggested that even if Manchester United can win the FA Cup, Ten Hag could leave this summer. Manchester United, as a century-old giant in the Premier League, can accept a manager who cannot let the team participate in European competitions continue to coach, then it may only be said that the management is incompetent and the club is sad.
Today's Blues Chelsea is experiencing such an embarrassing moment! Because even if the manager is changed, it seems that it will be difficult for Chelsea to return to the ranks of giants in the short term and make every effort to ensure the fourth championship! Manchester United's situation looks better, the club's core competitiveness is still there, and it only needs to continue to recruit and strengthen important positions, and it can still return to the ranks of strong teams in an instant.
Will Ten Hag step down? What kind of manager will Manchester United's management choose next? At present, it is full of fog! Many media have said that Zidane is closely watching Manchester United, and if Manchester United decide to change the manager, Tuchel, who is about to step down from Bayern, is willing to take over... This summer, there are really a lot of options for major clubs in the coaching position, Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Zinedine Zidane, Tuchel and even Jurgen Klopp, and good coaches will be in the free market.
For Jose Mourinho, who has already coached the Red Devils once, he needs to wait and see what happens, not rush to come back, and find a club that really supports him and suits him to make his big splash. In the post-Ferguson era, Jose Mourinho is the one closest to Manchester United's answer, and it is indeed exciting to see if he can continue to do so.