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Why hiring a new manager can be so hard for Europe's top clubs

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There has never been a managerial recruitment race like it. Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Liverpool, Juventus and Chelsea -- five of football's biggest clubs -- all searching for a new manager or head coach during the same brief period of time.

Manchester United, who won the FA Cup by winning 2-1 against Manchester City in the final at Wembley on Saturday (stream a reply on ESPN+), could soon join the congested field of European giants looking to hire a new manager with minority owners INEOS conducting an end-of-season review that may lead to the departure of Erik ten Hag after just two seasons in charge.