Next Arteta! Manchester United aims at "Best Premier League coach" but not Glasner

Manchester United once again pushed 40-year-old coach Ruben Amorin to the forefront with a bad start to the 2025/26 season, and speculation about his future is rampant. Amorin took over the team in November last year, but failed to bring the Red Devils out of the quagmire, and eventually ranked 15th in the Premier League, setting a lowest ranking in the team history. The club spent another £200 million to sign up this summer, but he still failed to reverse the decline. He had lost half of the first six rounds of the league, and was eliminated by English League Two team Greensby's penalty kick, which undoubtedly put him closer to the brink of being dismissed. Although the official caliber still says "there is no plan to change the coach yet", Old Trafford executives have begun to look for successors.

In the past 48 hours, Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner has been in constant scandals with Manchester United - he led Crystal Palace unbeaten in 18 games in various competitions, just defeated Liverpool on the weekend, and the FA Cup and Community Shield trophy is in full swing. However, The Sun revealed that Manchester United's board of directors also turned its attention to another young coach: Bournemouth coach Antoni Ilaura. According to reports, the Red Devils executives "extremely appreciated" Yila's coaching performance in the Cherry Legion, and once Amorin was dismissed, he might poach.

It is worth mentioning that Ilaura and Arteta are both 43 years old, and are also from the Basque Country, and both have quickly made a name for themselves in the Premier League. Manchester United can refer to Arsenal when choosing coaches. Arsenal's transformation under Arteta in the past five years. Although Espanyol led the team to win only one championship, it brought the Gunners into the top two in the Premier League for three consecutive years, and is expected to go further this season. Arsenal once again showed a championship appearance in a reversal of Newcastle on Sunday night. Arteta, 43, has made fans proud of the club again - and Ilaura also accomplished the "mini version" miracle in Bournemouth.

After taking over the Cherry Legion in the summer of 2023, he led the team to the best top league ranking in team history (9th). This summer, the team lost the main players of the defense such as Essen Hao, Kelkez, and Zabarney, but Elaura still led the team to rank 6th in the first six rounds, and the only loss was the first round away game to Liverpool.

Reporter John Brewin bluntly said: Ilaura is the "best coach at the moment in the Premier League." He was praised as "phenomenon" by another media. He led the team to 94 games at Bournemouth and won 38 games. The winning rate is 40%. Considering the limited budget, this achievement cannot be ignored. If he switches to Manchester United and holds huge amounts of funds, he will have a chance to bring the Red Devils back to the championship track like his fellow villager Arteta.

The Cherry Legion will demand compensation, and it is unknown whether Elaura is willing to take over Old Trafford, but once he can copy Bournemouth's magic to Manchester United, it is not a dream for the Red Devils to return to the top.