It's finally over! Erik ten Hag's miserable Manchester United reign has been belatedly brought to an end, with the club confirming on Monday that the Dutchman had been sacked as manager - less than 24 hours after a 2-1 loss at West Ham.
Ten Hag will undoubtedly feel hard done by. He felt that once again this season some decisive decisions went against him at the London Stadium, while he'll also probably point to the fact that he won two cups during his time in charge at Old Trafford.
However, there's simply no getting away from the fact that the supporters have had to endure far too many painful defeats on Ten Hag's watch. Indeed, the bottom line is that he failed dismally to justify INEOS' decision to retain his services after last season's historically bad eighth-placed finish in the Premier League and a dreadful start to the current campaign left Sir Jim Ratcliffe & Co. with no option but to sack him.
The question now, though, is who could replace him? Ten Hag's former assistant, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has been appointed interim boss and is obviously a contender to land the job on a permanent basis. But who else is in the running? GOAL runs through all the leading contenders below...