Appointing a new manager has been difficult for every big club in the last 6-8 years.
Look at the Top 6 managerial appointments since Klopp joined:
City - n/a
United - Van Gaal, Mourinho, Solskjær, Ten Haag
Spurs - Mourinho, Nuno, Conte, Postegcoglu
Chelsea - Sarri, Lampard, Tuchel, Potter, Pochetinno
Arsenal - Emery, Arteta
It’s a combo of yesterday’s man, hopeful punts on the next big thing and managers who are clearly not top tier.
The stability we’ve had at the manager position over recent years has probably blinded some people to the fact that there are currently very few elite managers about. None have emerged in last 5-10 years. Poch, Tuchel, Enrique and Nagglseman are probably the better ones but clearly a level or 2 below Klopp, Pep and Ancelotti.
Anyone we take will be a punt. But that’s what every other big club has been doing for last 8 years.