Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino send clear warning to Ineos over Man United job

A quick scroll through the directory of staff at Premier League clubs reveals the distinction between those in charge now. At the end of this season, 11 clubs had a manager and nine had a head coach and with Manchester United keen to switch that could theoretically have been evened up.

Erik ten Hag was appointed as United's 'manager' in 2022 but as Ineos redraw the football structure at Old Trafford they want to go down a head coach model, with a sporting director and technical director holding plenty of power. If they decide to keep Ten Hag they need to convince the Dutchman to accept a change to his status.

Looking at the list of job titles, it is those in charge who are particularly integral to their club who are referred to as managers. Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were in this category and Mikel Arteta was appointed as a head coach before being promoted to manager as his power base grew.

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Vincent Kompany, Sean Dyche and Rob Edwards are the most important people in the room at Burnley, Everton and Luton respectively. In the head coach corner are bosses used to working in a continental structure, such as Unai Emery, Andoni Iraola and Thomas Frank.

Gary O'Neil has proved his credentials as a head coach at Wolves and does his best work on the training ground while Ange Postecoglou is probably the most high-profile head coach in the league.

A couple of those head coaches have left their posts at the end of the season and both Roberto De Zerbi and Mauricio Pochettino walked away because of disagreements about how their clubs should be run. In that, there is a