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Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has claimed that Paris Saint-Germain boss, Luis Enrique, would not do well at Manchester United, given the current scenario behind the scenes at Old Trafford.
Emmanuel Petit believes Luis Enrique would not be a good fit for Manchester United
Manchester United sacked Ruben Amorim earlier this month and have named Michael Carrick as interim head coach until the end of the season. On the other hand, who led PSG to their first-ever Champions League trophy, has been considered as a potential successor at United amid rumors that he might part ways with PSG at the end of the season.
However, Petit doesn't see Enrique succeeding should he decide to join Manchester United. He said that the upper management at Old Trafford would not grant the Spanish coach the same level of freedom and authority he has at PSG, arguing that they prefer a 'puppet' manager. He told Hochgepokert:
“Luis Enrique knows exactly what he achieved last season. He can't repeat that. That's why he doesn't want to sign a new contract with PSG. Should he go to Manchester United? To that circus? Do you think a guy like Luis Enrique would work there? Since the Qatari owners took over PSG, they've never given their managers full power.
“They always controlled the dressing room – who had to leave the club, who was joining. Then they gave Luis Enrique the power, and they won the Champions League. He has the authority to say, ‘No, I want to keep him. Sell this player. Get that player.’ If he were to go to Manchester United now – do you think that would work with all these clowns behind him? These people say to the coach: ‘You should do this. You should play this player. Why did you say you wanted this player? No, no, we're not focusing on him. We're planning to bring in someone else.’
“That's exactly what happened to Enzo Maresca at Chelsea. Can you imagine people like Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Jürgen Klopp, Carlo Ancelotti, or José Mourinho going to Manchester United in their current condition? No way. It seems like they want a puppet. I would challenge them to put themselves on the bench instead of putting pressure on the coach.
“If I were Luis Enrique and Man Utd wanted me, I would have one condition: I want to be the manager, not the head coach. He must demand full control. Would they agree to that? I'm not sure. We've seen how disastrously this club is run. INEOS is behind this. And INEOS is doing a very, very poor job in Nice as well. For exactly the same reason. So, best of luck to the next coach, Michael Carrick. Best of luck to him and also to the coach who comes after him.
“They'll definitely bring in a new manager. Why? Because the next one is guaranteed to get huge sums of money. After five months, he'll be fired and leave. Club offering a severance package of between 10 and 15 million pounds.”
Former Manchester United player explains why he wants Luis Enrique at club
Ex-United star Kleberson expressed his wish to see Enrique take over the managerial duties at Old Trafford. His admiration for the PSG boss stems not only from his coaching prowess but also his ability to connect with players - something Kleberson believes has been missing since the days of Sir Alex Ferguson.
“For me, I really want to see Luis Enrique at Man United,” he told GOAL. “Not just because he is a great coach, and he is a great coach, but what I see with his teams are that the players really connect with the coach. The connection is really good. The players like to play the way he wants, and they want to play that way, they don’t want to do anything different. They want to do everything for the club, but also for the coach.
“That is the thing that Man United have to have. Years ago they had that with Sir Alex Ferguson. Of course he had his personality, but when you went to the locker room, Ferguson would say something - or at a training session - and you wanted to work for him. When Luis Enrique coaches a team, I can see that. Man United need to strike hard to try and get him.”
In the last 10 years, Manchester United have sacked five coaches and have had nine different managers, including caretaker coaches, in the same point of time.
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