Your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, March 20.
Garner out to end Liverpool's quadruple hopes
When Liverpool secured their spot in this weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals, it signalled some time off for most of the Manchester United squad. But the responsibility of attempting to inflict misery on the Merseysiders on Sunday hasn't completely deserted their ranks.
United should have been heading to Anfield for a Premier League fixture this weekend, but that game has now been rearranged with Jurgen Klopp's side in FA Cup quarter-final action. While most of the United squad are now putting their feet up, midfielder James Garner is preparing for perhaps the biggest game of his career so far.
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Garner is enjoying an excellent season with Championship side Nottingham Forest and the 21-year-old midfielder, on loan from Old Trafford, has been outstanding in their run to the last eight of the FA Cup.
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Klopp has told United how to be a success under Ten Hag
The summer of 2022 promises to be the most important in United's recent history.
After believing that the big-money additions of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo last summer would turn them back into genuine Premier League title contenders, United are going to end the season trophyless once again and, potentially, without Champions League football secured for next season. The size of the challenge awaiting their next manager, therefore, is quite frankly enormous.
And all of the pointers suggest that the man tasked with overseeing that challenge could be Ajax boss Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman, as revealed by the Manchester Evening News, is the club's preferred candidate to succeed Ralf Rangnick, although Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino remains in the frame.
George Smith offers his thoughts.
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