Manchester United have already answered Graham Potter manager question after latest decision

If Gareth Southgate isn't the answer to Manchester United's problems (and it's widely debated that he isn't), then why would Graham Potter be?

After having been linked with Thomas Tuchel and Zinedine Zidane within the last four weeks, the story now returns back to Southgate and Potter. Not to knock on the two Englishmen, but they're not the blockbuster names that make fans excited.

All this while, of course, Erik ten Hag is still in charge of the team, an FA Cup final is on the horizon, and no definitive answer over his future at the club has been made.

Manchester Evening News understands that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been analysing potential replacements for the Dutchman having not been sold on him so far. It has coincided with the INEOS investment group watching over performances both on the field and off it for the entire establishment.

Having reached a respectable third-place finish with the Carabao Cup last season, the performances have been disappointing for most of this year even when results have kept things just about afloat. The absence of results in recent months has left Ten Hag's position unstable with change sweeping across Old Trafford.

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But how United move forward is still uncertain. There is work to be on the squad, to the very infrastructure at both Carrington and the stadium, as well as in the boardroom. A new structure is being put in place, and Ratcliffe is going to run things extremely differently.

What this actually looks like on a footballing basis is unknown. Many believe that a big-name manager would be