It was on the same day Thomas Tuchel was secretly signing his contract to be the new England manager last week that Manchester United’s powerbrokers met in London for an executive committee meeting. Two days later,

Erik ten Hag may have breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Thomas Tuchel confirmed as the new England manager on Wednesday. The German had been strongly linked with Ten Hag’s job at Manchester United, with the Red Devils boss enduring a difficult start to the season.