Ahead of Euro 2024, football pundit and former England sensation Michael Owen has revealed why he believes that current England manager Gareth Southgate is a top contender for the Manchester United manager position.
In an exclusive interview with BoyleSports, the former Man United player chatted to us about the potential candidates to take the job at Old Trafford including one highly rated candidate who he sees as unlikely to get the coveted role. This comes with much speculation around as to the future of current manager Erik ten Hag after a disappointing season for the club.
There has also been much talk about what the future holds for Man United and England wingers Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, the latter being a key part of Borussia Dortmund’s journey to the Champions League Final. Owen weighs in on what will be next for the two talented players.
Next Man United Manager
They are all very capable managers. There is a shortage of managers right now, though. Look at Zidane, he doesn't speak much English so I'm not sure Man Utd would be on his radar personally. I would be very surprised.
Potter could be a candidate. I know Dan Ashworth is not officially working there at the moment, but he knows Potter and Southgate well so that's probably where those links are coming from.
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Tuchel To Take Over At Old Trafford?
Tuchel would be an interesting one. If Bayern won the Champions League, could there be a U-turn? They haven't won the league but if you offered them the Champions League only at the start of the season, they would snap your hand off.
But yes he could become available and I think a lot of Chelsea fans regret parting with Tuchel. He is one big name capable of the job.
Zidane Appointment Would Be A Surprise
The one out of them I'd be most surprised at would be Zidane. I think it's very possible it will be Southgate or Potter, they are very impressive guys.
It was a difficult time when Potter took over, so you wouldn't want to scratch his name and say it was an awful job. I don't think Potter and Southgate are out of the question.
Jadon Sancho’s Future At Man United
I think Sancho has a future at Man Utd under a different manager. If a new manager comes in, the slate is wiped for everyone.
Sancho is a big asset, they paid a lot of money for him and he's a depreciating asset at the moment so they need to do something, whether that's to bring him back and sell him, utilise him, but to just leave him out on loan and get no benefit other than a contribution to his wages does not work for them.
So a new manager comes in, I would say the slate is wiped. Let's start again and see what happens.
Marcus Rashford’s Man United Future
This time of year is hilarious. Two or three months before every World Cup there is this big crisis everyone talks about. When the World Cup was in South America there were these killer mosquitos that were going to kill everyone, then one of the next ones was the stadiums not getting built and so on. Then lo and behold they are brilliant World Cups.
Football is the same, with about five or six games to go, all the teams doing poorly get numerous articles of big clearouts. They say it every single year and the reality is two players go and you have barely heard of them.
Rashford Will Stay At United
Rashford won't go, I'm sure of it, he's Manchester through and through. The whole club is a struggle, but he has it in his locker and I think he might have an amazing Euros. He might leave but his value is so high, who would pay it? They might be thinking, is his attitude right? Is he in great form? I don't see how it can all come together at the moment.
There was talk of PSG but I can't see that. Who can afford him? And would Man Utd want him to go, particularly with a new manager?
I just don't believe all this b******s that goes around all the time at this part of the year, it never happens.
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