Emmanuel Petit explains why Thomas Tuchel would fail at Man Utd

Emmanuel Petit is not convinced Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel could handle the pressure that comes with being manager of Manchester United.

United are currently in the process of appointing a new permanent manager having interviewed leading candidates Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea boss Tuchel emerged as another possible option amid the ongoing certainty at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are in the middle of a transitional phase following heavy sanctions against owner Roman Abramovich who is in the process of selling the club.

Petit, who played for Arsenal and Chelsea during his time in the Premier League, was surprised by the German’s decisions in the heavy defeat to Brentford at the weekend and believes he is still ‘having trouble’ some some members of the squad, including Romelu Lukaku.

‘His spell at Chelsea started brilliantly with winning the Champions League,’ Petit told Genting Casino.

‘I think he’s a very good manager, but sometimes, tactically, you don’t understand what he’s doing because against Brentford I didn’t understand his tactics.

‘You can see he’s having trouble with some players and it’s normal in the dressing room during the season, but when it happens [with Tuchel] it stays for weeks and months between the players. Can someone explain to me what’s going on between Tuchel and Romelu Lukaku? I don’t understand it.’

With so many problems at United, Petit does not believe Tuchel is the right man to come in and fix things.

‘Tuchel could go to Manchester United, but when things start to be difficult, you can see that he changes,’ Petit said.

‘He has some difficulties handling the pressure sometimes. With Manchester United, the pressure would be higher there than at Chelsea. That could be an option,