Could this former Premier League manager replace Heckingbottom?

Sheffield United have found their sixth Premier League season a difficult task. After fourteen matches played, the Blades have returned to the bottom of the table following an unacceptable 5-0 loss at Burnley yesterday. With pressure mounting, has Paul Heckingbottom managed his last game for United?

Despite poor results, the Blades played some good football in the early stages of the season and found themselves narrowly beaten at home to both Manchester City and Manchester United, with both games finishing 2-1 in favour of the opposition.

However, they have accumulated five points thus far this season following a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 4th November as well as earning draws against Everton, and Brighton & Hove Albion!

Performances of late have been poor and the commitment of the team and its players have been questionable. United would love to be a Premier League club for the following 2024/25 season. To do this they need to finish strong and earn more points than the bottom three. At this point of the season, as negative as it sounds, the Blades season could be over before the next transfer window opens.

Whether this means a new manager is in place will remain to be seen, but names have been circulated on social media as to his successor should Sheffield United be in a position to be hunting for a new manager.

Former Real Madrid and Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Julian Lopetgui has been nominated as Heckingbottom’s successor. He left Molineux on 8th August after a season in charge of the Midlands club, having guided them to thirteenth in the league.

Whether he will be the next manager in the Bramall Lane dugout – only time will tell, but what do you think? Should Paul Heckingbottom leave and who do you see as the next manager? Put your comments below…