Thomas Tuchel has two bizarre rules all players must follow at Man Utd if he replaces Erik ten Hag

Thomas Tuchel has been linked with replacing Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.

If Thomas Tuchel ends up replacing Erik ten Hag, Manchester United players will have to follow two rules set by the German.

After a poor start to the 24/25 campaign, Dutchman Ten Hag is under increasing pressure at Old Trafford.

United are currently five matches without a win as they headed into the latest international break 14th in the Premier League table.

Former Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Paris Saint Germain and Borussia Dortmund manager Tuchel has been linked with replacing Ten Hag, along with the likes of Ruud van Nistlerooy, Gareth Southgate and Zinedine Zidane.

If United do decide to part ways with Ten Hag, moving for Tuchel would make sense as he is currently out of work and has a good track record of winning trophies.

If the German does take over at Old Trafford, it has been revealed that there are some rules United players will have to follow.

As reported by The Guardian back in 2021, Tuchel had some quirks that he wanted players to follow.

For example, Tuchel does not want people to be referred by their surnames and he insists players look into each other’s eyes while saying good morning.

Despite the ever-growing pressure on Ten Hag, United legend Wayne Rooney has backed the Dutchman.

He told Sky Sports: “Well that’s obviously down to the owners of the football club to look at that. I’m sure Erik Ten Hag is a fantastic manager. He’s won trophies wherever he’s been and won trophies at Manchester United as well.

“So yes, he’s going through a difficult period and I think he’d probably say that himself. But you hope he can turn it around because too often managers lose their jobs and then it’s another rebuild with a different manager.”

 

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Rooney added: “There’s a big turnaround of players over the last few years. You just want to see them challenging again. It’s not for me to give Erik Ten Hag advice. He’s Manchester United manager and a very experienced manager as well.

“When you’re going through a tough period the important thing is you knuckle down, you work hard, you try and do the basics right. I think they showed good spirit to pick up a point against Villa, but the fans probably want to see a bit more and hopefully they can start doing that.”

Since joining United, Ten Hag has led the team to the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.