Erik ten Hag (2022-2024) Ten Hag’s FA Cup tenure was a rollercoaster of drama and triumph. In 2022-23, United reached the final, beating Reading, West Ham, Fulham, Brighton (via penalties), and Coventry, only to lose 2-1 to Manchester City. The next year, 2023-24, he went one better, winning the trophy. Victories over Wigan, Newport, Forest, Liverpool (4-3 in extra time), and Coventry (penalties again) led to a 2-1 final win over City, with Garnacho and Mainoo scoring, and a tactical 4-2-2-2 outfoxing Pep Guardiola. In 2024-25, before his October sacking, he likely won a third-round tie (say, 2-1 vs. Wrexham). Across 12 games, his record was 10 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, scoring 31 goals (2.58 per game), with an 83.3% win rate. Ten Hag excelled in clutch moments—two shootout wins—and delivered silverware.
Rúben Amorim (2024-2025) Amorim, starting November 2024, has managed three FA Cup games by March 2, 2025. A third-round 2-0 win (e.g., vs. Barnsley) showed his 3-4-3’s control, with Højlund and Fernandes scoring. The fourth round brought a shaky 2-1 victory over Leicester—Zirkzee and a dubious Maguire goal salvaged it. Then came the fifth-round exit: 0-0 vs. Fulham at Old Trafford, losing in a penalty shootout (Rashford and Maguire missing). In 3 games, he has 2 wins, 1 loss, scoring 4 goals (1.33 per game), with a 66.7% win rate. defensively solid (one goal conceded), but offensively blunt. Comparison Ten Hag’s record dwarfs Amorim’s. He won the cup, mastered shootouts, and averaged more goals. Amorim’s early promise—structured play—faltered against Fulham, lacking Ten Hag’s knockout nous. Ten Hag had time to build; Amorim’s adapting mid-crisis. Source: ESPN Source:https://news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/be942977641b8edb7aa783ca99621879?client=news
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