This isn’t 1990, nevertheless it isn’t 2016 both. Alex Ferguson could have stored his job by profitable the FA Cup in 1989-90 whereas Louis van Gaal realized of his dismissal whereas celebrating on the pitch at Wembley after the 2015-16 ultimate, however the distinction within the conditions wasn’t simply to do with the diminishing worth of the FA Cup.
Maybe it was at all times slightly anachronistic in 2024 to be questioning whether or not Erik ten Hag could be saved by victory in Saturday’s FA Cup ultimate, however this had been a bizarre throwback of a marketing campaign for Manchester United. As it’s, the choice has been taken and Ten Hag…