ESPN pundit gives verdict whether Graham Potter would be suitable for Manchester United

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Manchester United have been linked with making a managerial change if results continue go downhill.

Erik ten Hag is under pressure after his Manchester United team lost a 12th game of the season in midweek, crashing out of the Champions League.

This has led to speculation over a potential new manager, with The Sun linking Graham Potter, who is reportedly highly admired by incoming investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Fabrizio Romano insists no move will be made yet, with Ratcliffe focusing on getting his board in place.

Meanwhile, there are concerns whether Potter will just get lost at United like he did at Chelsea.

Verdict on Graham Potter to Manchester United

Speaking to ESPNFC, former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop says he is not convinced at all about Graham Potter.

He explained: “I have an answer…no. Graham Potter went to an equally dysfunctional job at Chelsea and didn’t do enough. You want somebody, I’m not sure there is that somebody out there, who can manage the dysfunction that is Manchester United right now, who can get the best from a poor bunch of players.

“I’m just not sure Graham Potter is that person. He was left taking the blame for a lot of dysfunction at the football club, I don’t think Graham Potter is a bad manager at all, that’s not what I’m saying at all, but you need somebody who can step into this storm and somehow make sense of it.”

Ratcliffe would pledge different approach

In the status quo, there is no doubt Potter would be swallowed up by Manchester United’s all-engulfing chaos.

Even established managers like Jose Mourinho and Louis van Gaal have got lost at United, and now a man with a growing reputation like Erik ten Hag is finding out some hard lessons too.

Potter’s own rising stock has been dented by his Chelsea failure, and would know that United would be a big risk.

The only hope he would have, is assurances from Sir Jim Ratcliffe over patience, and a new measured recruitment approach, but promises will only get you so far. As a manager you have to deliver, and Erik ten Hag is facing a pivotal moment right now, which hopefully he will get through, as like Hislop, we just aren’t convinced the alternative is any better.