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Manchester United’s 2-1 triumph over Chelsea in the fifth round of the Premier League seemed to have strengthened Ruben Amorim’s position at the helm of the Red Devils. However, Ben Foster, former England international and ex-goalkeeper of the club, says he would like to see Oliver Glasner in place of the Portuguese coach – who was also criticized by Rio Ferdinand.

It’s worth recalling that in the 2022/23 season, Sporting lost to Eintracht Frankfurt, led by Oliver Glasner, by 2-1 at Alvalade in the sixth and final round of the Champions League group stage. As a result, the Lions finished third in Group D and were eliminated from the competition, dropping into the Europa League.

“I think he probably has another couple of months left. He’s going to go through a little bad spell of two, three, or four games in a row, in which he’ll lose, and eventually they’ll conclude, ‘Alright, now, we’ve had enough. Obviously, it’s not working,’” he said on his Fozcast podcast.

The former footballer questioned the way the team presents itself on the pitch: “I just look at him and, honestly, I don’t see any kind of cohesion. A coach who would be good for Man United would be Oliver Glasner. He only has nine months left on his contract with Crystal Palace. My only concern is the fact that Manchester United are so fed up and tired of playing with a back three.”

Ben Foster suggested the Austrian as a viable alternative and praised the work he has done at the London club: “If they try to sign Glasner and he says, ‘Alright, I’m going to play with a back three,’ they’ll say, ‘No, come on, mate. That’s not going to work for us.’ Oliver Glasner lost five key players and it seems Crystal Palace are even better. They’re fifth in the league,” he concluded.

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