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Manchester United must sack Erik ten Hag and put Steve McLaren in caretaker charge for the rest of the season, according to former players Paul Scholes and Michael Owen.
The pair were speaking after Manchester United's dismal 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday night.
Ten Hag's future is under serious doubt after a poor season, with the Red Devils eighth in the table with three difficult games left to play, as well as an FA Cup final where they will be considerable underdogs against local rivals Manchester City.
Scholes said that the defeat felt like the 'final nail in the coffin' for Ten Hag and that the Dutchman is on 'borrowed time' at Old Trafford.
He told Premier League Productions: 'Tonight almost felt like a final nail in the coffin. There was a lack of knowhow in the team, a lack of effort, going to a team like Crystal Palace who are a good team and doing well, but Manchester United shouldn't be going there and doing 4-0.
Paul Scholes and Michael Owen believe Erik ten Hag (left) should be sacked and replaced until the end of the season by Steve McLaren (right)
It comes after United's humiliating 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace which leaves them eighth in the table
Both Owen and Scholes said McLaren is the best coach they ever worked with as players and feel that he is not 'touching' the current United team despite being assistant to Ten Hag
'I felt for a while he might get another year and work for a club that has calmed down a little by the new owners but it doesn't feel like that now.
'I thought who is out there to replace him? With Thomas Tuchel saying he's leaving Bayern Munich, I don't think that creates a bigger problem for him (Ten Hag) as the problems are there anyway, I think it's quite plain to see that he's on borrowed time.
'Sometimes you get those moments where you think this is the end. I remember Ole Gunnar (Solskjaer) at Watford away, 4-1, it felt very similar to me, it felt like the end.'
As well as the cup final with Manchester City, United face Arsenal and Newcastle at
