Erik ten Hag has been told to get rid of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba and Harry Maguire if he were to be appointed Manchester United 's new manager.
The Ajax boss is currently the favourite to replace Ralf Rangnick in the Old Trafford dugout, who is in charge until the end of the season on an interim basis. Ten Hag, having been interviewed by Red Devils chiefs, would then run his rule over the United squad and craft it to his liking. But while the 52-year-old is the frontrunner ahead of Mauricio Pochettino, Luis Enrique and Julen Lopetegui, he has been warned to axe the three stars who have been labelled 'troublemakers'.
"He just needs to get rid of those troublemakers; Ronaldo, Pogba, Maguire," declared Rene van der Gijp, a former Netherlands international who now hosts Dutch chat show Vendaag Inside, which attracts 1.4 million viewers per night, amid speculation that Ten Hag had held 'positive' talks with the Red Devils.
