Manchester United’s disappointing season has left Erik ten Hag fighting for his position at Old Trafford.
The Dutchman is under huge pressure at the club after an awful league campaign and an embarrassing early exit from Europe.
A raft of names have been linked to replace the 54-year-old, with outgoing Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel a frontrunner for the hot seat.
However, as reported by The Sun, the German coach could soon be served with a touchline ban from European competitions which could potentially harm his chances of arriving at Old Trafford.
The Bayern boss could be charged for his outburst following Bayern’s controversial semi-final exit from the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Bayern had a last-gasp equaliser disallowed by a hasty flag from the lineman which denied Tuchel’s men a chance at extra-time, a decision the former Chelsea boss said “felt like a betrayal”.
Tuchel did not stop his onslaught at the match officials in his post-match conference either, claiming the decision “would not have happened on the other side”.
To question the integrity of the officials will not go down well with UEFA who could now step in and levy a harsh punishment on the 50-year-old.
A decision is likely to be made next week and Tuchel will be hoping the fact the referee and linesman admitted they made an error will go in his favour.
However, Should Tuchel get hit with a touchline ban, it will mean he could miss multiple games from the sidelines next year.
INEOS will no doubt be keeping a close eye on the situation with Tuchel the bookies favourite to take over in the summer.
This being said, United still have a lot of work to do in order to qualify for Europe next season with Ten Hag’s men needing points from three tricky looking league fixtures.
A bad end to the season could be compounded by defeat in the FA Cup final which would surely see the end of Ten Hag’s reign in Manchester.
Tuchel looks the outstanding candidate despite INEOS’ strange flirtation with Gareth Southgate and United fans seem to be in favour of a change in the dugout.
United entertain title-chasing Arsenal at the weekend.
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