New Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold is reportedly set to defy players' wish to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as the club's next permanent manager by pursuing Erik ten Hag instead.
Pochettino and ten Hag have long been identified as the two main candidates to take over at Old Trafford next season, once Ralf Rangnick's reign as interim manager ends.
The German replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November and is expected to be in charge until the end of the season, before moving to a consultancy role for the next two years.