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Who Should Be Manchester United's Next Manager?

Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann, Fabian Hürzeler, Cesc Fàbregas, or Antonio Conte? An in-depth assessment of five candidates, their philosophies, and who is best suited to rebuild Manchester United.

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Oct 23, 2026
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🚨 Who should be Manchester United’s next manager?

Eddie Howe? Cesc Fàbregas? Julian Nagelsmann? Fabian Hürzeler? Antonio Conte?

I’ve assessed all five candidates, their tactical philosophies, strengths, weaknesses, and suitability for the biggest job in English football.

One stands out to me.

Full analysis 👇

I’ve been working on project separate to EBL lately which centres around profiling managers from a tactical perspective.

It’s basic, really, but it provides a framework to assess a head coach.

Along with this, I would include culture-setting, the ability to deal with pressure, and squad building as the 4 key components behind successful coaches.

Using that framework, let's take a brief look at the top 5 candidates that Manchester United are linked with to replace Michael Carrick (who's immediate future seems doomed).

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