After a season's absence, Manchester United have finally regained their UEFA Europa League spot, with Tannhäuser becoming the fifth Red Devils manager in history to finish in the top 4 of the top flight in his first season in charge, a feat even Ferguson couldn't achieve.
According to OPTA statistics, the top 4 managers in United's history who have finished in the top 4 of the league in their first season in charge include John Bentley (1912/13), Bigsby (1946/47), Ron Edgenson (1981/82), and Younger (2014/15), with Tannhäuser becoming the 5th Red Devils manager to do so. As for the legendary Ferguson, he took over midway through the 1986/87 season and finished 11th, before finishing second in his second season.
