The summer of 2022 promises to be the most important in Manchester United's recent history.
After believing that the big-money additions of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo last summer would turn them back into genuine Premier League title contenders, United are going to end the season trophyless once again and, potentially, without Champions League football secured for next season. The size of the challenge awaiting their next manager, therefore, is quite frankly enormous.
And all of the pointers suggest that the man tasked with overseeing that challenge could be Ajax boss Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman, as revealed by the Manchester Evening News , is the club's preferred candidate to succeed Ralf Rangnick, although Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino remains in the frame.
