ERIK TEN HAG could face a spell without a club if he is sacked by Manchester United this summer.
United have suffered a disastrous campaign and reaching the FA Cup final may be the only reason why the Dutchman is still in a job.
But SunSport understands United have made the decision to sack Ten Hag regardless of what happens at Wembley against Manchester City.
And he could be forced to spend some time out of the game – just like former Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
That is because former club Ajax, who Ten Hag has been linked with, appear set to appoint Italian Francesco Farioli as their new manager, according to De Telegraaf.
Farioli is set to make the switch from Nice after former Chelsea boss Graham Potter turned down an approach from the Dutch side.
Ten Hag was also in the running to take over from Thomas Tuchel as Bayern Munich boss before being dropped as a candidate.
It means he will face an uncertain future if he does part ways with United.
Ten Hag still believes he will be at Old Trafford next season and has claimed the fans are still behind the team despite a 14th league defeat of the season at the weekend.
He said: “I think they have common sense, they seen when you have 32 different backlines, when you lose eight centre backs, when we don’t have a left full back they know that will have a negative impact on results.
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ERIK TEN HAG insists he is still the right man to take Manchester United forward.
The Dutchman believes he can recapture their former glories, despite escaping for the second time in a row what could have been humiliation by Liverpool at the weekend.
And teen Willy Kambwala revealed his “passion” is to become a rock at the heart of United’s defence after making just his second start of the season against their bitter rivals.
United trailed 1-0 at half-time on Sunday but fought back to take a 2-1 lead before Mo Salah’s 84th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot.
Ten Hag was pleased with the second-half performance, declaring it “another signal and message for the future,” before adding, “the team and squad have high potential.”
Yet the Old Trafford chief sounds more and more like he has his finger stuck in a leaky dyke and does not think it is going to hold.
Comeback or not, United still threw away a lead for the third time in eight days following their 4-3 defeat to Chelsea and 1-1 draw with Brentford — both deep into injury time.
And his body language suggests he expects to be crossing it to go back to Holland with his P45 this summer
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“But we are still fighting and we have a huge FA Cup final, we are still there, it can be a highlight of the season but we know why we are underperforming, I am a realistic person, I see this, I analyse and no team will perform with these injuries.”
United are exploring their options for Ten Hag’s successor with Brentford’s Thomas Frank the latest name to be linked.
