Danny Murphy believes Manchester United should have hired Gareth Southgate as their new manager, rather than Erik ten Hag.
Southgate is closing in on six years in the top job in English football, having guided the Three Lions to a World Cup semi final and the European Championship final last summer. It’s a far cry from his rather unremarkable club management career, which ended when he was sacked by Middlesbrough in 2009.
Thanks to his exploits with the England national team, there had been growing speculation regarding a return to club football, with some links to the United job after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’s dismissal. But he quashed any talks of an exit by signing a new contract through to 2026 with the FA late last year.
