3 former MU coaches fired in one week

Erik ten Hag Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had a nightmare start to the 2025/26 season when they were both sacked within a week.

Solskjaer, Mourinho and Ten Hag lost their jobs one after another.

Solskjaer lost his job at Besiktas after defeat to Lausanne in the Conference League play-off round, ending the Turkish club's chances of qualifying for European competition this season. Previously, the Norwegian coach helped Besiktas finish the 2024/25 season in 4th place in the Super Lig.

Mourinho was also sacked by Fenerbahce after the Turkish side were knocked out of the Champions League play-offs by Benfica. Despite leading Fenerbahce to second place in the domestic league, the 62-year-old failed to win any trophies and was embroiled in controversy. He is said to have expressed his ambition to return to the Premier League to manage a team at the bottom of the table.

Ten Hag is the latest name to follow in the footsteps of Solskjaer and Mourinho. The Dutch strategist signed a two-year contract to replace Xabi Alonso at Bayern Leverkusen, but only lasted 3 matches. The Leverkusen board decided to sack Ten Hag after a disappointing start.

Replacing Alonso was difficult, but Leverkusen's sale of many key players such as Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Granit Xhaka, Lukas Hradecky and Amine Adli this summer made the former Ajax coach's task even more difficult.

Three former MU coaches losing their jobs in one week is a remarkable number, and also explains why the "Red Devils" decided to part ways with each of them. Pressure, results and undeniable failures are the reasons why Solskjaer, Mourinho and Ten Hag lost their jobs one after another.

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