Several sources, including one from top transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, have stated that ten Hag will take over as interim manager from Ralf Rangnick in time for the start of the 2019-20 season in the Bundesliga.

When the Dutch strategist finally arrives at Old Trafford, he will have a massive task ahead of him.

In terms of being a team worthy of competing for the sport's most prestigious titles, the Red Devils could not be further from the truth.

Their most recent excursion saw them thrashed 4-0 by arch-rivals Liverpool in a Premier League encounter at Anfield on Tuesday night, and if fans believed things couldn't get any worse before the game, they were unfortunately proven wrong.

Despite being outplayed by their opponents, the Red Devils were unable to land a single blow on their opponents, who were on the attack from the off and scored three goals, one of which came from Mo Salah, who also scored twice.

Liverpool's Mo Salah (middle) scored two goals in a 2-1 win over Manchester United on Tuesday night at Anfield Stadium.

"Manchester United have got to bring in some new faces to spark that bit more energy and get the team playing in a certain way that the new manager wants them to play," former United midfielder Luke Chadwick said in an exclusive interview with CaughtOffside. "Manchester United have got to bring in some new faces to spark that bit more energy and get the team playing in a certain way that the new manager wants them to play."

However, it is concerning that, despite the fact that Chadwick acknowledges that his former club will not be able to recruit a completely new squad, the ex-academy graduate believes there is no present player worthy of establishing a new era around.

"The ones that you look at are Bruno Fernandes or Scott McTominay, both of whom have had good performances." "However, I don't believe anyone could legitimately complain about not being on Erik ten Hag's side," Chadwick remarked.

"It is frightening to say that no one has really excelled, at least not this season, with the possible exception of David De Gea, who has been forced to perform due to the terrible performance of the rest of the team in front of him." "There hasn't been anyone else who has stood out."