Ineos could appoint Eddie Howe but they will be embarrassed before he manages a Man Utd game

Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann have emerged as frontrunners for the Man Utd job, but the former’s appointment will embarrass Ineos before he even manages a game.

As Michael Carrick is on the brink of being sacked at Man Utd, the attention turns to his potential replacements because Ineos can’t afford another interim spell.

Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann are out of work right now, and have emerged as the strongest contenders for a mid-season arrival.

Of those two names, Howe is Premier League-proven, but he’s also someone who will embarrass Ineos before he takes charge of even one game as Man Utd manager.

Eddie Howe suggestion got Dan Ashworth fired by Ineos

When Ineos were overseeing their first major managerial change after sacking Erik ten Hag, they had too many chefs in the kitchen.

While Omar Berrada was vouching for Ruben Amorim, Dan Ashworth was suggesting English, Premier League-proven coaches.

Ashworth had already worked with Eddie Howe at Newcastle and enjoyed a good relationship, as evidenced by his falling out with every DOF who followed him.

At the time, there was no stand from Jason Wilcox, which makes complete sense now, seeing as he looks like someone who just agrees with whatever his bosses say to get higher up in a professional setting.

But Ashworth lost his job in the tussle as Ineos went with Ruben Amorim, a project that exploded spectacularly in their face in about 14 months.

The hiring and firing of Michael Carrick in the aftermath of Amorim’s sacking is a mistake as clear as day, and the focus now turns to an actual long-term manager.

Ironically, Wilcox is now having to take a stand, and he’s going with Howe, which leaves Ineos embarrassed and Ashworth vindicated.

Wilcox knew when Amorim was getting hired that he needed to toe the company line, and he eventually got Ashworth’s job on the back of it.

Now, he is likely to leave Christopher Vivell as the odd one out because he’s vouching for Nagelsmann, despite Wilcox getting every decision wrong so far.

All of this just to go back to the name which got Ashworth fired, and left Sir Jim Ratcliffe “irritated” at the time just for listening to it.

Wilcox played a blinder then, and he’s playing one again now. The unfortunate part is that blinder has always worked for him, never the club.