Darren Bent believes Mauricio Pochettino's handling of the egos at Paris Saint Germain makes Erik ten Hag the stronger candidate for the permanent Manchester United role.
Both tacticians are amongst the names said to be on the list to replace Ralf Rangnick in the Old Trafford hot seat, who has so far struggled to iron out the mistakes and sub-par performances that has stifled the Reds' progress.
The former Premier League striker believes Pochettino's handling of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, despite the Parisiens sitting top, cements the Ajax boss as the better choice.
"I'd probably go Ten Hag, give him the nod - just - because I've seen Pochettino over here and he done great things at Spurs getting them to a Champions League final," he told talkSPORT.
"But I like watching Ajax, the football they play and look dealing with big egos, I know Ten Hag hasn't got the biggest at Ajax. But you look at how Pochettino is dealing with the big egos at PSG I wouldn't say that's going particularly well, they're going to win the French league, other than last year, they always win the French league, they won the French cup, it's the Champions League what you get judged on.
"Do I make them one of the favourites? I don't think they're going to win it, I think there are three or four teams better to go and win it. So I'd probably opt for more Ten Hag."
The current interim boss looks likely to depart his role as manager in the summer, the conclusion of his six-month contract, taking up a consultancy role at the club.
Richard Arnold will replace Ed Woodward on February 1, he and the next head coach will have a decision on their hands with Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard out of contract as well as managing the happiness of the likes of Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial.
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