Next Manchester United Manager Odds: Southgate for Old Trafford?

Updated: October 28, 2024 at 12:48 pm GMT+0
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Gareth Southgate and Ruud van Nistelrooy are among the runners in the next Manchester United manager odds after Erik ten Hag was sacked on Monday.

The 2-1 defeat to West Ham was the final straw for the powers that be at Old Trafford as ten Hag's miserable two-year stay in Manchester came to an end, sparking speculation over his replacement.

Here is a look at the latest football betting markets and betting offers for the Manchester United managerโ€™s job.

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Next Manchester United Manager Betting Odds

  • Ruud Van Nistelrooy odds - 2/5
  • Gareth Southgate odds - 3/1
  • Ruben Amorim odds - 5/1
  • Xavi odds - 6/1
  • Graham Potter odds - 8/1

All odds are correct at the time of writing, courtesy of BetVictor on Monday 28 October at 12:45pm.


Leading Candidates to be the Next Manchester United Manager

Letโ€™s look at some of the names towards the head of the betting market.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy

There has been speculation over Van Nistelrooy's role ever since his arrival as ten Hag's number two, with the former Manchester United striker previously impressing as a full-time manager.

He did a good job with PSV which prompted many to assume he was being lined up to replace ten Hag or at least brought in to improve the tactical approach at the club, and now he has been named as interim manager he has immediately been installed as favourite to take it on on a full-time basis.

However having seen how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reign went as a former club favourite when stepping up on a full-time basis and given the lack of success ten Hag enjoyed having come from the Eredivisie, can you really see Van Nistelrooy getting the job for good? I'm not sure I can.

He is favourite for obvious reasons but I suspect he will need a remarkable run to get the job.

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Gareth Southgate

This might not be a link that excites many Red Devils fans after England's performances at Euro 2024, but a move for Southgate could make sense at Old Trafford.

Since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, we have seen all sorts of managers try their hand at the job: proven winners, 'project' managers and tried and tested Premier League managers, but we have seen over and over again that the size of the club has been too big for most.

Southgate is an expert politician and managed the press and fanbase brilliantly as England manager so the size of the club should not be an issue to him so it might not seem as daft as it sounds, considering his lack of experience as a club manager at the highest level.

It would still be something of a surprise to see Southgate sit in the Old Trafford dugout, but don't underestimate his ability to deal with pressure as a major factor in this. If England had won the Euros I'm sure his odds would be shorter, but all in all, with his style of play and lack of success it is probably unlikely to happen.

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Ruben Amorim

Amorim has been linked with the top jobs in the Premier League for a few years now, and it seems like a case of when, not if, he comes to the Premier League.

He is believed to be one of the men being lined up to replace Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and we know that with Manchester United's new football setup, they have a team of staff who previously worked at the Etihad and will know all about his qualities.

Amorim has done a fine job in Portugal with Sporting winning two league titles and turned down West Ham over the summer, but having seen ten Hag fail to make the jump from a foreign league I'm not sure they will take the risk on this one.

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Xavi

Xavi did a good job with Barcelona, winning the league in his first season before eventually losing his job in May but like Zinedine Zidane with Real Madrid, it is hard to see him managing anywhere else.

Everyone knows his quality from his playing days, so if he came to Old Trafford there is no doubt he would instantly command respect and having managed at the Camp Nou and with the chaos going on there at the moment off the pitch, there is no doubt he could handle a club as big as Manchester United.

Rumours started to emerge over the weekend that he had been sought out by the Manchester United hierarchy but it's still quite hard to see happening, and would picking a big name with so little experience really be such a wise move?

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Graham Potter

Potter has been out of work for 18 months since losing the Chelsea job and was recently overlooked for the England role, so he is certainly available.

He is an ambitious manager and it will be very interesting to see where he turns up next. Having worked his way up through the game he is an impressive manager and he speaks very well, so it would be a shame to see him consigned to the managerial scrapheap for much longer.

Given his first taste of a big job in the Premier League ended so sourly it would be a surprise to see him get another one next up and there are doubts over his man management at that level, but he would be a solid pick for the owners.

However will his lack of success and similar profile to ten Hag (ie more of a 'project' manager than someone who will guarantee success) hurt his chances?

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