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Manchester United have reportedly held talks with Thomas Tuchel (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peter Schmeichel says Thomas Tuchel \u2018projects an authority\u2019 and has the \u2018kind of pedigree\u2019 to manage Manchester United if the club were to sack Erik ten Hag at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag finds himself under intense pressure at Old Trafford and United\u2019s 1-1 draw at home to Premier League strugglers Burnley did little to help the Dutchman\u2019s cause, a result which leaves the Red Devils 13 points adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa in the table.<\/p>\n

It appears Ten Hag\u2019s future could hinge on United\u2019s FA Cup final clash against holders Manchester City but some reports indicate that the writing is on the wall for the 54-year-old regardless of the result at Wembley next month.<\/p>\n

The likes of Zinedine Zidane, Ruben Amorim, Gareth Southgate and Roberto De Zerbi have all been tentatively linked with the job in recent weeks, with Ten Hag yet to receive a public vote of confidence from new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.<\/p>\n

Tuchel, who steps down at Bayern Munich this summer, has also been mooted as a potential successor for Ten Hag and the German is now the bookmakers\u2019 favourite to take over the reins should United pull the trigger on their current head coach.<\/p>\n

Rumours emanating out of Germany last week suggested United had even made contact with Tuchel over the prospect of returning to the Premier League, just two years on from his dismissal at Chelsea. <\/p>\n

\u2018I like Thomas Tuchel. I\u2019ve had the pleasure of interviewing him a couple of times and his football knowledge is fantastic,\u2019 legendary ex-United goalkeeper Schmeichel told beIN SPORTS<\/a> amid the speculation.<\/p>\n

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Ten Hag is fighting to save his job at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018He\u2019s been a little bit unlucky with being at two big football clubs at the wrong time of their history, at times where things weren\u2019t working on every level.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s not that he didn\u2019t do well Chelsea, for instance. I mean, he won the Champions League didn\u2019t he?!<\/p>\n

\u2018I just like him, there\u2019s something about him. He projects an authority.<\/p>\n

\u2018Never compare people but he\u2019s got the same kind of thing that [Jurgen] Klopp has. You know he\u2019s the boss and you know what he\u2019s doing.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Tuchel has the \u2018authority\u2019 and \u2018pedigree\u2019 to manage United, according to Schmeichel (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Asked whether Tuchel is the sort of character who would fit in at United, Schmeichel replied: \u2018I\u2019m not going to go there! There\u2019s no way. I know it\u2019s speculative\u2026 no, I\u2019m not!<\/p>\n

Pressed for an answer by beIN SPORTS host Richard Keys, the Dane responded: \u2018If Manchester United were in the market for a manager then he should be somebody mentioned in that respect. He should be.<\/p>\n

\u2018He has that kind of pedigree, he\u2019s got the authority, he\u2019s proven he can win which I think is really important.<\/p>\n

\u2018He doesn\u2019t come with a set system, \u201cThis is how our football is being played\u201d\u2026 yeah, of course, he\u2019s a big-club manager, isn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n

According to Schmeichel, Tuchel falls into a similar \u2018category of manager\u2019 to Klopp, who steps down at Liverpool after nine trophy-laden years on Merseyside in the summer.<\/p>\n

\u2018Klopp would be fantastic for Man United as well,\u2019 Schmeichel continued.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m not saying that he [Klopp] should be manager! <\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m just saying that\u2019s the category of manager that Manchester United should have were they to be in the market for a manager.\u2019<\/p>\n

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