Man Utd news: Fara Williams on Ruben Amorim and Graham Potter

Manchester United sit 14th in the Premier League, so for a club as big as them, you have to say sacking Erik ten Hag came too late.

Before the October international break would have been better timing and Thomas Tuchel, who was a target of the club in the summer, might have been available at that point too. But he has now been lost to England.

The club have made a number of errors in transfers and extending his contract, but Ten Hag has gone and they now need to spend time finding the right appointment. They have to be patient and find someone for the long term with the philosophy and values that people at the club want.

They have not yet been able to find a manager that can bring them success since Sir Alex Ferguson. Ruud van Nistelrooy is the interim manager and he knows the club so maybe he can steady the ship a little bit.

I actually like Graham Potter, but it is about whether he has the character to manage such a big club. We saw what happened at Chelsea but he has worked previously with Dan Ashworth at Brighton.

They had a really good relationship and Brighton were really good in that period on a small budget.

If they do not succeed in getting Ruben Amorim from Sporting Lisbon, then I think Potter would be a good appointment for them.

Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport’s Katie Stafford