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Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe refused to ensure Erik ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford as he admitted the membership just isn’t “the place it ought to be” beneath the troubled boss. Ratcliffe had an opportunity to quash stories that Ten Hag is at risk of the sack when he spoke forward of United’s essential Premier League journey to Aston Villa on Sunday. But the 71-year-old’s downbeat evaluation of United’s predicament was hardly encouraging for Ten Hag as he fights to save lots of his job. “I do not need to reply that query. I like Erik. I believe he is an excellent coach however on the finish of the day it isn’t my name,” Ratcliffe informed the BBC on Friday. Ten Hag’s aspect are languishing in thirteenth place after profitable solely two of their first six league matches. They suffered a dismal 3-0 dwelling defeat in opposition to Tottenham final weekend and blew a two-goal lead of their 3-3 draw at Porto within the Europa League on Thursday.
United’s struggles have piled stress on Ten Hag, who solely survived a woeful eighth-place end final season after Ratcliffe and his advisors carried out an inner overview into the Dutchman’s turbulent two-year reign.
Ratcliffe reportedly spoke to former Bayern Munich and Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel in regards to the United job throughout the overview earlier than opting to maintain religion with Ten Hag, who had masterminded a shock FA Cup last win over Manchester City in May.
But the British billionaire, who took cost of United’s soccer operations after shopping for a stake within the membership in February, was extra equivocal about Ten Hag on Friday when he was pressed on his supervisor’s travails.
Insisting any choice on the previous Ajax boss can be made at the side of United’s new sporting director Dan Ashworth and chief government Omar Berrada, Ratcliffe stated: “It’s the administration staff that is operating Manchester United that need to determine how we greatest run the staff in many alternative respects.
“But that staff that is operating Manchester United has solely been collectively since June or July. They weren’t there in January, February, March or April — Omar and Dan Ashworth. They solely arrived in July.
“They’ve solely been there, you possibly can depend it in weeks virtually. They’ve not been there a very long time so they should take inventory and make some wise choices.
“Our goal may be very clear, we need to take Manchester United again to the place it ought to be, and it isn’t there but, clearly. That’s very clear.”
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