{"id":298122,"date":"2023-12-15T20:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298122"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:39:16","slug":"man-utd-may-have-fallen-into-harry-maguire-and-alexis-sanchez-trap-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-utd-may-have-fallen-into-harry-maguire-and-alexis-sanchez-trap-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd may have fallen into Harry Maguire and Alexis Sanchez trap again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u201cIt looks a shambles\u201d | Man Utd are out of the Champions League<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United may have made Manchester City&#8217;s mistake for them once again by appointing Erik ten Hag as manager last season, following a string of failures. The Dutchman is under intense scrutiny after undoing a promising start to his reign with one of United&#8217;s worst-ever starts to a season.<\/p>\n<p>After appointing experience in David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho and inexperience in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United seemingly struck gold with Ten Hag last summer.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s 2013 retirement, many supporters felt confident that they finally had a modern manager to rival Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola&#8217;s era of dominance.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag&#8217;s stocks were so high before his Old Trafford arrival that Manchester City had reportedly shortlisted him as Guardiola&#8217;s potential replacement.<\/p>\n<p>His reputation improved by becoming the joint-quickest United boss to reach 50 wins after ending the club&#8217;s six-year trophy drought for the first time by lifting the Carabao Cup in February.<\/p>\n<p>Between those milestones, he guided the Red Devils to an FA Cup final and secured a Champions League return by finishing third in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>However, his progress has begun to regress this season. Ten Hag has overseen 12 defeats in 24 games and early elimination in the Carabao Cup and Champions League.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Man Utd urged to snub Graham Potter and replace Ten Hag with Roberto De Zerbi[QUOTES] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Erik-ten-Hag-is-at-risk-of-the-Man-Utd-sack-5115642.jpg?r=1702563454884\"><\/p>\n<p>And with incoming investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe reportedly weighing up whether to sack the 53-year-old once his \u00a31.3billion deal for a 25 per cent stake in United is ratified, City may be left laughing again.<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be the first time United have thwarted their bitter rivals&#8217; plans in the player and managerial markets.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2018, Jose Mourinho hijacked City&#8217;s reported interest in Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez by handing him a four-and-a-half-year contract worth \u00a314m annually.<\/p>\n<p>The Chilean forward&#8217;s arrival was met with vast excitement, and beating the Cityzens to his signature by offering more money was a bonus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> DON&#8217;T MISS <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Erik ten Hag will want another Man Utd sale delay with boss left \u2018vulnerable'[NEWS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Man Utd may sack Erik ten Hag after Liverpool as Ratcliffe \u2018meets Graham Potter'[REPORT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Man Utd to rival Arsenal for \u00a317m bargain as Chelsea deal &#8216;blocked'[TRANSFERS] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Man-City-eyed-Erik-ten-Hag-to-replace-Pep-Guardiola-5115644.jpg?r=1702563455060\"><\/p>\n<p>However, Alexis&#8217; five goals in 45 appearances made it a blessing in disguise for Guardiola. United didn&#8217;t learn from their mistakes in the summer of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>City were huge admirers of Harry Maguire while he was at Leicester City and were weighing up a move in the summer of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>But United swept in with a world-record \u00a380m bid to blow their rivals out of the water. Maguire&#8217;s enjoying a renaissance this season, but his Old Trafford career has been worth nothing close to that transfer fee.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag is at risk of becoming the latest example, which, at this point, may say more about the environment these individuals enter at United rather than their quality.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1845630\/Man-Utd-news-Harry-Maguire-Alexis-Sanchez-Erik-ten-Hag-Man-City\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\u201cIt looks a shambles\u201d | Man Utd are out of the Champions League Manchester United may have made Manchester City&#8217;s mistake for them once again <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-utd-may-have-fallen-into-harry-maguire-and-alexis-sanchez-trap-again\/\" title=\"Man Utd may have fallen into Harry Maguire and Alexis Sanchez trap again\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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