Sir Jim Ratcliffe breaks silence on Erik ten Hag’s future amid speculation Manchester United’s boss could be sacked soon.
The Manchester United’s Co Owner has refused to give Erik ten Hag assurances of his future as Manchester United manager amid speculation the Dutchman could be sacked during the international break.
The Red Devils were minutes away from suffering a damaging defeat to Porto in the Europa League on Thursday night despite leading 2-0, but they managed to claim a late point courtesy of a header from Harry Maguire.
According to reports, the United’s minority shareholder Ratcliffe will be at Villa Park on Sunday for Man United’s clash with Unai Emery’s side, fuelling suggestions that a major management decision could be imminent.
When questioned on Ten Hag’s future at the helm, Ratcliffe said that
“sensible decisions” need to be made due to the fact that the new structure at the club has only been in place for “weeks”.
He was also asked whether he had faith in Ten Hag, Ratcliffe responded:
“I don’t want to answer that question.. .I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach but at the end of the day it’s not my call, it’s the management team that’s running Manchester United that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.
“But that team that’s running Manchester United has only been together since June or July. They weren’t there in January, February, March or April – [CEO] Omar [Berrada], [Sporting Director] Dan Ashworth – they only arrived in July
“They’ve only been there… you can count it in weeks almost – they’ve not been there a long time so they need to take stock and make some sensible decisions.
“Our objective is very clear – we want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it’s not there yet, obviously – that’s very clear.”
