Rio Ferdinand says Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid summed up this season for Manchester United in comments made off-air duties with BT Sport.
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As of yet, Manchester United have had no luck in their hunt for a new permanent manager.
MEN Sport understands there have been developments in the process of finding Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's full-time replacement and United could even hire their new man before the end of the season.
However, that process is made difficult by the fact that leading candidates Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are already in high-profile jobs and are competing for trophies with their current clubs.
While Paris Saint-Germain manager Pochettino remains the bookies' favourite, Ten Hag looks an increasingly interesting option and a popular one among the fans.
The Ajax coach has overseen the development of several excellent players in Amsterdam, has created two highly competitive teams despite losing several of those said players and plays a highly entertaining brand of attacking football.
Ten Hag was the manager that ended Ajax's five-year wait for a league title and also has European pedigree, with his side repeatedly qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages and even being on the cusp of making it to the final in 2019.
There are plenty of tempting reasons for United to hire the Dutchman and it would certainly be an intriguing appointment.
But his side's recent Champions League draw with Benfica may have suggested a couple of areas for United to be wary of.
Ajax travelled to the Portuguese giants for the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday and, despite twice taking the lead, they were held to a 2-2 draw.
While Ajax came in for plenty of praise by the BT pundits for their performance in the game, Steve McManaman did have one criticism — that they remained too attacking even when they had the lead.
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Rio Ferdinand says Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid summed up this season for Manchester United in comments made off-air duties with BT Sport.
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