Erik ten Hag reaches 100 games as Man Utd boss with better record than Mourinho – but how does he compare to Ferguson?
ERIK TEN HAG reached 100 games in charge of Manchester United on Sunday.
The Dutchman achieved a top three Premier League finish and Carabao Cup success with the club last season.
However, this season things have not gone to plan anywhere near as well, including his milestone century of games at the helm of the Red Devils which was soiled by Manchester City’s 3-1 win over them on Sunday.
But how does Ten Hag compare with other Man Utd bosses in the post-war era?
Dave Sexton – 40.3 per cent
Dave Sexton managed at Old Trafford between July 1977 and April 1981.
He managed 201 games but won just 81 of them and shared a Community Shield title with Liverpool after a draw in 1977.
Tommy Docherty – 46.9 per cent
Managing the club between 1972 and 1977, Tommy Docherty won 107 of his 228 games in charge.
His accolades included an FA Cup triumph in 1977 and a Second Division title in 1975 after a relegation from the First Division in 1974.
Ron Atkinson – 50 per cent
The last manager in charge of the club before Sir Alex Ferguson took over, Ron Atkinson seemed like he may be the man to end the club’s title drought after going 15 games unbeaten at the start of the 1985-86 season before falling away.
He managed 292 games and won 146 games, including two FA Cups in 1983 and 1985 and a Community Shield in 1983.
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Matt Busby – 51.4 per cent
The man who made Man Utd a powerhouse of English football, Sir Matt Busby managed 1141 games while manager of the Red Devils, including 576 wins.
These wins saw the club lift five First Division titles, two FA Cups, five Community Shield’s and become the first English side to lift the European Cup in 1968.
Louis van Gaal – 52.4 per cent
Charismatic as they come, Louis van Gaal will likely be remembered more for his explosive press conferences than the style of his team played.
That being said, he won 54 of his 103 games in charge which included a top four finish in his first season and an FA Cup in 2016.
David Moyes – 52.9 per cent
David Moyes was handed the nigh-impossible task of succeeding Ferguson.
However, after winning a Community Shield the job soon swallowed him up and the Scot was sacked before the end of the season with 27 wins from 51 games.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 54.2 per cent
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer never managed to get his hands on a trophy as Man Utd manager despite going deep in a number of competitions and losing a Europa League final on penalties.
His record of 91 wins from 168 games guided Man Utd to back-to-back top four finishes, something no manager has achieved since Ferguson.
Jose Mourinho – 58.3 per cent
Managing for 144 games with 84 games, Jose Mourinho lifted the Europa League, League Cup and Community Shield with Man Utd.
He was also the most stark when it came to assessing the squad, with his scathing comments really highlighting how far the club had fallen over the years.
Alex Ferguson – 59.7 per cent
The greatest of all time, Ferguson put Man Utd on the perch of English football and twice saw them crowned kings of Europe, including English football’s first-ever Continental Treble.
1500 games in charge yielded 895 wins, with 13 Premier Leagues, five FA Cups, four League Cups, 10 Community Shields and a Club World Cup among others.
Erik ten Hag – 60 per cent
The man currently tasked with leading the club forward, Ten Hag has a lot of work to do to restore the Red Devils former heights.
New ownership and direction has come into the club with Ineos and Sir Jim Ratciffe, but whether they feel Ten Hag is the man to lead them forward for the long-term remains to be seen.
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