Mark Ogden

So it suggests they don't want Oliver Glasner long term.

So the best managers, as we know, are the ones that are probably going to be available in the summer.

Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino, Carlo Ancelotti, maybe some others.

So United's viewpoint is to patch it up into the summer.

They've done it before.

Let's not forget, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done it in the past and got the job, which was fantastic.

you know, a debatable matter.

And Ralf Rangnick as well, which was a disaster.

So they've been down this route before and it hasn't always worked out, but the view is that rather than make a jump now for a permanent appointment, they're going to go for an interim coach.

But the problem is, by doing that, when they're looking at summer targets,

players nowadays want to know who the coach is what his coaches are what his philosophy that buzzword is and United can't tell them because they don't know who the manager is going to be next season so they might miss out on transfer targets say you're Adam Wharton or say you're Carlos Balabra or that sort of Elliot Anderson the first question you're going to ask is who's the manager next season and they can't answer that question so it's setting them back but because there aren't any obvious options out there right now that could come in and take the job I mean

But, you know, I'm not being funny, but Xabi Alonso is not going to be in the frame because one, he's just been sat by Real Madrid and two, he's got a connection with Liverpool.

So there aren't many options that are available that are credible.

So in United's eyes, the least worst option is to go back to someone that knows the club, that knows them, that knows the squad and has got an experience of doing the job that can tide them over.

But again, it's a sticking plaster solution rather than the ideal solution.

Well, it's a good question because the next two games are Man City at home and Arsenal away.

So you'd have to say that it's going to be very difficult the way United are playing right now to get anything out of those games.

So all of a sudden, they go into the third game against Fulham at home.

It's almost a crisis match if you lose against City and Arsenal.

So I take your point.