Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure amid a poor second season at Man Utd (Picture: Getty)
Alan Pardew has put forward a surprise name as to who should replace Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager.
Ten Hag is under huge pressure amid a poor second season in charge at Old Trafford and the Dutchman hasn’t been publicly backed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
It is believed that United minority owner Ratcliffe, now in charge of the club’s football operations, is keen for a different manager to come in this summer.
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel is currently seen as the favourite to replace Ten Hag while Gareth Southgate and Graham Potter are also strongly linked.
Pardew, though, has tipped Coventry City boss Mark Robins for the job after he led the Championship side to the semi-finals of this season’s FA Cup.
As a player, Robins spent eight years at United from 1984 to 1992, coming through the youth academy and helping them win the FA Cup in 1990.
Robins has been Coventry’s manager since 2017 and during his time in charge the Sky Blues have won the League Two play-offs, League One title and EFL Trophy.
Mark Robins has led Coventry from League Two to the Championship (Picture: Getty)
The 54-year-old Englishman had his first taste of managerial experience when he was handed the Rotherham United job in 2007.
He then managed Barnsley, Coventry, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United before he returned to the Sky Blues for a second stint.
Robins has taken charge of 761 games to date as a manager – winning 296, drawing 201 and losing 264 for a 38.90% win percentage.
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‘I have got a gaffer for you,’ Pardew said on talkSPORT. ‘Are you ready? He is not an international, he has not won the Dutch league, he has not won the French league.
‘He is an old player of yours. He has done brilliant for four seasons, he almost beat you in the semi-final – Mark Robins.
‘There you go. Get him in. He will do you a job, I tell you.’
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