'Confidential' - Thomas Tuchel might have revealed a challenge only Manchester United face

"They're getting to the stage where they're irrelevant," said Kris Boyd about Manchester United a few weeks ago.

Boyd works for Sky Sports and, for some reason, was asked to give his thoughts on Erik ten Hag when appearing on their news channel after the heavy defeat to Tottenham.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but supporters rightly questioned why the opinion of Boyd, who spent his career knocking around Scotland and had a stint with Middlesbrough, was being sought on United, as nobody was wondering what his verdict was on the state of play.

Just days later, it was ironic that Boyd was back on TV discussing United, so the club clearly aren't irrelevant if Sky Sports continue to peddle opinions on ongoings at Old Trafford.

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United haven't won the Premier League since 2013 but are still the biggest club in England, which means intense scrutiny and a huge number of stories on United are published each day.

The pressure of playing for United is unique and not everyone can cope with the responsibility of wearing the shirt, while the manager is also forced to deal with minute-by-minute scrutiny.

When a United manager is nearing the end of his tenure, it is naturally a huge story and who could take the job next also dominates the news, just like it has done with Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag's future was the biggest story at the end of last season and the build-up to the FA Cup final was marred by United sounding out other managers over their availability.

It wasn't a secret that United considered sacking Ten Hag and Kieran McKenna was sounded out before the young coach signed a