Erik ten Hag meeting, Ineos dilemma, Chelsea point- Man United given clear Thomas Tuchel verdict

Manchester United are keen to speak to Thomas Tuchel about the manager’s positionn a second time this year with boardroom figures set for their monthly executive meeting on Tuesday.

United have won just three of their opening 10 matches this season and enter the international break on a five-game winless run. The team has failed to score in three Premier League outings with just five goals and eight points from seven fixtures.

Erik ten Hag is due to speak with the hierarchy this week with the club languishing 14th in the table, having also accumulated just two points from the opening two Europa League matches. Tuchel previously spoke to Sir Jim Ratcliffe over the summer amid the board’s end-of-season review.

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He walked away from talks and with United unable to find a suitable successor, Ten Hag was kept on and handed a one-year extension. Ratcliffe has indicated that the choice over the manager’s future rests with Dan Ashworth, Omar Berrada and other top brass colleagues.

If the new regime decides to axe Ten Hag, would Tuchel be a sound appointment? Our writers have their say.

Swapping Ten Hag for Tuchel depends on how bad the board deems the current situation. Tuchel would undoubtedly steady the ship and provide more on-pitch resilience - but he has not shown to be a reliable long-term option.

The last time he stayed at a club for more than two-and-half years (almost the length of Ten Hag’s tenure at United) was at German outfit Mainz, whom he left in 2014. There was strife between him and the ownership upon his exit and he has since fallen out with the boards at