Freddie Mercury must have had Manchester United managers after Alex Ferguson in mind when he sang “Another one bites the dust” Ten managers have bitten the dust in the 13 years that have slipped by since Sir Alex hung up his boots. A quick look at the ten
David Moyes arrived as “The Chosen One” and left as “Actually… no.”
Those boots Sir Alex left behind – he just couldn’t fill them.
Ryan Giggs stepped in briefly, proving that legends can manage… for four games.
Louis van Gaal brought philosophy, possession football, and press conferences longer than some Netflix series. Won the FA Cup. He got sacked anyway because his football was so slow that Old Trafford aged three years every matchday. By the time United lifted the FA Cup, the board realised the rebuild would be finished in 2043.
José Mourinho won the Europa League, League Cup and Community Shield However a siege mentality so intense it felt like winter in Mordor and the traditional third season meltdown led to him being shown the door. Exit stage left, muttering about respect.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær restored smiles, vibes, and counterattacks. United became specialists in almost. Almost titles. Almost trophies. Almost belief.
Michael Carrick (interim) managed three games, won them all, and quietly disappeared ,like a guy who fixes your Wi-Fi and refuses payment.
Ralf Rangnick arrived to “consult”, “control”, and “gegenpress”. What followed was mostly press conferences explaining why the pressing wasn’t pressing.
Erik ten Hag brought discipline, cups, and rules. Phones were banned. Ronaldo was banned.Standards were raised .Sacked for demanding too much discipline.
Van Nistelrooy avoided getting sacked by doing something radical: not managing Manchester United.If he had managed United, he’d have probably been sacked for scoring more goals himself than the team.(Not good for team morale)
Rúben Amorim was the new shiny thing. Tactical diagrams, back threes, optimism. Fourteen months later it was back to square one.
And now they are back to Michael Carrick (again).
And he had to see them getting booted out of the FA Cup by Brighton…
And the Manchester United Manager Theme song..