Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner took a clear, dismissive stance on speculation linking him with the vacant Manchester United job, while stopping short of a full denial. Palace secured the first two trophies in the club\u2019s history last year under Glasner while deploying a 3-4-2-1 system, a shape the club report says Amorim never fully implemented at Manchester United.<\/p>\n
United\u2019s choice to install an interim boss for the remainder of the season before appointing a permanent manager in the summer strengthens the case that Glasner could be available, because his Palace contract runs out by then. Asked about the mounting conjecture at his first press conference since Amorim\u2019s sacking, Glasner was concise. \u201cI\u2019m not allowed to bet, I don\u2019t look at it. I also can\u2019t give insider information,\u201d he told assembled media before Palace\u2019s clash with Aston Villa. \u201cI\u2019m Crystal Palace manager. It makes no sense and it\u2019s a waste of time for you to ask me any more questions on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Palace have not agreed new terms with Glasner, but the delay is not attributed to a lack of support from the club\u2019s hierarchy. Chairman Steve Parish recently declared: \u201cI know people want him to stay desperately and I want him to stay desperately.\u201d Glasner took a philosophical view on contracts: \u201cYou can sign a new contract,\u201d he shrugged. \u201cManagers in the Premier League did this last year, they aren\u2019t the manager anymore. We can win trophies, you aren\u2019t the manager there anymore. The length of a contract doesn\u2019t mean anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
A hectic schedule has been cited as the practical reason talks have not progressed. The 51-year-old\u2019s future is likely to become clearer as fixtures ease. \u201cEveryone gets three days off after Macclesfield and then we have four regular weeks [without a midweek game],\u201d Glasner revealed. \u201cIn these weeks we will intensify the talks and I expect then to find the final decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before any long-term appointment, United must appoint stable interim leadership until May. At the time of Amorim\u2019s dismissal, United sat sixth in the Premier League table, outside the top five on goal difference alone. Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r has been widely billed as a leading contender. Michael Carrick is another name linked, while Ruud van Nistelrooy has also been floated by BBC Sport and The Telegraph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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