Jamie Carragher names two Manchester United players Erik ten Hag must make brutal decisions on

07.04.2022 - 16:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Jamie Carragher has urged Erik ten Hag to offload both Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo if he is confirmed as Manchester United’s new manager.

United look to be closing in on an appointment, with Ajax expecting Ten Hag to become United’s next manager. The 52-year-old became the club’s preferred candidate last month, having been one of the frontrunners alongside Mauricio Pochettino since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking back in November.

Ten Hag was interviewed by United two weeks ago and could become the club’s second Dutch manager following Louis van Gaal. United are yet to confirm anything surrounding their next permanent appointment, but are aiming to make an announcement before the end of the season.

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Former Liverpool defender Carragher praised United’s impending decision when reacting to the news on Wednesday. The pundit though has urged the incoming boss to make a huge call over his squad.

“I think it's a good decision, I think it's a brave decision,” Carragher told CBS Sports. “The easy choice would have been Pochettino because he's been in the Premier League before, so they've gone for a manager who's not been in the Premier League.

"They've always gone with the established name if you like in terms of Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal. They went with Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer], who was the easy choice.

"The brave choice would have been not to go with Ole because he had such a good time to start with as a caretaker. So what I mean by this is he's not managed at a big club and he is seen as this up-and-coming coach, 'he's new, he's fresh' and Pochettino's not — he's actually older than Pochettino, which some people don't seem