Dwight Yorke has backed a Premier League manager to turn things around at Manchester United as Erik ten Hag fights for his job at Old Trafford.
Manchester United achieved their lowest-ever Premier League finish, finishing eight even after beating Brighton 2-0 on the las day of the season.
Ten Hag’s team has won fewer than half of their league matches this season and had an early exit from the Champions League group stage. While winning the FA Cup next week could lift spirits at Old Trafford, it is uncertain if that would be sufficient to secure Ten Hag’s position.
United have been considering potential replacements for Ten Hag, showing interest in England manager Gareth Southgate and Bayern Munich’s Thomas Tuchel.
However, Dwight Yorke thinks that current Premier League manager Unai Emery, who has been successful with Aston Villa, could be the one to rejuvenate Manchester United.
Under the Spaniard, who had an underwhelming tenure at Arsenal before returning to the Premier League in October 2022, Villa finished fourth and qualified for the Champions League for the first time.
‘Aston Villa have had a fantastic season,’ former Villa and United striker Dwight Yorke told Fastest Payout Online Casino.
‘Unai Emery is a brilliant manager with a lot of experience and has done a remarkable job in getting Villa to that position in the top four.
‘I played for Villa for ten years and they see themselves in the top six of the Premier League in terms of history, so to be back in the Champions League is where they are supposed to be.
‘I think he’s deserved a lot of plaudits and maybe the likes of Manchester United can look at him as a future manager for them.
‘He has all the ingredients and has been very impressive this season. If he’s able to get Aston Villa into the top four, then imagine what he would be able to do with Manchester United!’
Dwight Yorke, a three-time Premier League and Champions League winner with United, has been disappointed by the team’s performance under Ten Hag, stating that they “lack structure and identity.”
‘People aren’t blind,’ the 52-year-old added. ‘There seems to be a lack of structure and identity with what they’re trying to do on the pitch.
‘Every time you turn on the TV, you’re not sure what you’re going to see – you often see some good stuff, but you sometimes see some really ugly stuff in between.’
‘There seems to be no gap in between really good and really bad, which is something you can’t have in a team that is struggling.
‘They look really lacklustre in the way they play – you have to make sure people know exactly what their specific role is, but I just don’t see that.
‘There are games where you think that the players aren’t listening to what the manager is saying – everybody is just doing their own thing.’Dwight Yorke added.
Manchester United are preparing for next weekend’s FA Cup final against Manchester City.