Former Arsenal and England midfielder Paul Merson believes Manchester United should have hired Graham Potter instead of Erik ten Hag.

Potter was installed as Chelsea’s new boss last Thursday, replacing Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked just one day earlier.

“I think it was a really strange decision to sack Tuchel, but Graham Potter is a manager I really like,” said Merson, penning his column for Sportskeeda.

“Working at this level is a different ball game, but Potter has shown in his time with Swansea City and Brighton that he’s more than capable of creating teams that can go toe-to-toe with the best in the business.

“I’ve said before that Manchester United should have got him ahead of Erik ten Hag and I stand by that statement. But he’s set to take over the reins at Stamford Bridge now, and it’ll be interesting to see how it turns out.”