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Former Brighton striker Dean Saunders believes Fabian Hurzeler will get a big move - but he should avoid Manchester United.

Hurzeler, 33, has impressed since arriving at Brighton in 2024 from German club St Pauli.

Hurzeler has guided Brighton to two eighth place finishes in the Premier League and the Seagulls have made a decent start this term as they are a lofty third after five matches.

They also outplayed Manchester United at Old Trafford to advance to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup and have progressed to the league stage of the Uefa Conference League.

The German - who is contracted with Brighton until 2029 - has recently been linked with the job at Manchester United as the pressure increases on current United boss Michael Carrick.

Saunders: Brighton will struggle to keep Hurzeler

The Hurzeler-United reports appear extremely tentative at this stage but Saunders feels Hurzeler’s progress is impressive and “Brighton are going to find it hard to keep him.”

Saunders, who also represented Liverpool and Aston Villa, said: “If he carries on going the way he’s going, Brighton are going to find it hard to keep him.

“To beat Arsenal 3-0 – and it could have been five – if he carries on like this, I think he’s got bigger fish to fry.

“If I’m in Fabian Hurzeler’s position now, is it the right time to take over Manchester United? It seems to be a graveyard for managers,” Saunders said to Sussex World, via SveaCasino.

“Clubs have cycles, if you look at Leicester now, they're in that cycle. Wolves have had it, Sunderland have had it. When you jump on a ship when it's sinking, it's hard to get everyone back in the boat.

“Manchester United are struggling to get everyone in the boat and they’re still playing the same back four that have proven not to be good enough. I don't get it. If you play for Manchester United it’s because they probably pay the biggest wages.

“You only have to look at Marcus Rashford’s salary as an example of that. They pay the biggest wages and they’re one of the biggest clubs in the world.

“I don't understand why they haven't made changes. I know they've got a few injuries, but I don't understand why the players in that defence are still at the club.

“Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are two great signings, and Benjamin Sesko looks like he can get goals.

“But taking over that Manchester United team right now for Fabian Hurzeler would be jumping into the fire.”

Hurzeler as good as Iraola

Saunders also compares Hurzeler’s progress to Andoni Iraola, who got his big move to Liverpool after impressing at Bournemouth.

“Fabian Hurzeler has done better than Andoni Iraola has in the Premier League, and the latter managed to get a move to Liverpool. Bournemouth have done great, but Brighton have done well as well. The world is his oyster and it’s only a matter of time before the biggest clubs start looking at him, especially given how young he is.

“I would say to him: keep learning, because you're allowed to make mistakes at Brighton. We all make mistakes as managers every day.

“You don't get everything right, but when that mistake comes round again when you're at a big club, you can say: ‘hang on a minute, I've done this before at Brighton, I'm not doing it again.’ So he's still learning.”