At one time, you would have had long odds on Xavi Hernandez becoming Manchester United manager before Pep Guardiola’s former assistant and Ajax star manager Erik ten Hag took the reins at Barcelona. Now it seems almost inevitable that if one is to come to pass, it will be the Catalan being installed at Old Trafford.
Xavi has reportedly been contacted by United on two occasions with regard to potentially taking over, should they have a need to replace ten Hag. The Dutchman, reinforced from his FA Cup win over Manchester United in May, has been under severe pressure almost since the season started.
The Red Devils have 11 points from their 8 games so far in the Premier League, and are currently mired in 12th in midtable: numbers that are sure to endanger any United manager. With a trip to the Olympic stadium up next, and then the visit of Chelsea to Old Trafford, two negative results could well see Xavi watching United much more closely.
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Ten Hag will have little time to work on the training ground with two clashes against Leicester City (one in the League Cup) and Europa League ties with Fenerbahce and PAOK before the international break. Certainly the games against West Ham away and Chelsea are the most obvious banana skins though.
The Hammers have not had the most auspicious of starts themselves under Julen Lopetegui. They are 15th with just two wins from their opening eight league games. Fresh off the back of a 4-1 battering by London rivals Tottenham, it’s fair to say the Basque coach is yet to win everyone over in the stadium.
Things would look a lot brighter if they could record a win over United, a result that could lift them above Manchester United in the table, and no doubt fire up the fanbase. Lopetegui has plenty of history coaching past better-resourced sides, meaning it’s set up to be a particularly juicy clash at 14:00 local time on Sunday the 27th of October. Especially with United in action on Thursday.
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As ever at the London Stadium, tickets can be in high demand to see the bubbles fly, and more so against Manchester United, given there is usually natural edge to games between the two. With neither in great form, the tension and the atmosphere will only ratchet up.
Who knows if Xavi will be watching from near or far, but if you do want to be part of it, then you can head to the West Ham website. Manchester United only sell tickets to people who are already members, but are no longer selling any for their trip down the to the capital. The Hammers will still sell you tickets for €54 and upwards.
If you’re looking for last-minute tickets to the match though, you might have to go through a third-party website, such as LiveFootballTickets.com. That in turn can increase the price and westhamtickets.com will charge a minimum of €119 to get you into the big game. HelloTickets start their pricing at €148, while Footballticket.net will have one ticket for €99.50 at the time of writing, with the cost going up from there.
LiveFootballTickets.com start their pricing at €120, but have more tickets available than any of the other sites, with more than 500 for sale currently. That increases the chances of getting a good view, the preferred section, and being sat together with whomever you’re taking to the game. It is worth noting that from more than 11,000 reviews, they do boast a 4.8 out of 5 Trustpilot rating, and guarantee 150% of your money back in the 0.05% of cases where they have not fulfilled an order. That weighs especially heavy when buying tickets not long before games begin.