Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Manchester United (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United are on the hunt for a new manager after deciding to sack Erik ten Hag following the club’s poor start to the season.

A dramatic and controversial defeat to West Ham on Sunday left United in 14th place in the Premier League and with just one win from their last five league matches.

Ten Hag was informed of the decision on Monday morning, with Ruud van Nistelrooy, brought in as part of Ten Hag?s coaching staff in the summer, asked to take charge on an interim basis.

Ten Hag was appointed as United boss ahead of the 2022/23 Premier League season and guided the club to a third-place league finish in his first season in charge.

The club also won the Carabao Cup in his maiden year but pressure swiftly built on the Dutchman early in his second after four defeats in their first seven game which included dispiriting home defeats against Brighton and Crystal Palace.
That lowly league finish looked to signal the end of Ten Hag’s tenure, with the club’s new owners openly speaking to other candidates, but the 54-year-old was given a stay of execution for United’s FA Cup final against Manchester City.

And having masterminded a shock upset against their arch-rivals at Wembley, Ten Hag was eventually rewarded with a one-year contract extension and a vote of confidence by the club’s senior hierarchy.

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