Ten Hag in the hot seat, Ratcliffe prefers not to comment

Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe has refused to comment on the future of his coach, Erik ten Hag, who has been hotly contested for several months due to his team’s poor results. “I don’t want to answer this question. I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach, but ultimately it’s not me who decides“, he told the BBC on Friday.

The founder of Ineos passed the ball to Manchester United’s new management team, Dan Ashworth, its sporting director, and Omar Barrada, executive director. “It’s Manchester United’s management team that must decide how best to manage the team“, he insisted, recalling that this new executive duo is only operational “dfor a few months».

A more than complicated start to the season

Manchester United are off to a disastrous start to the season with a 13th place finish and only two wins in six league days, with an embarrassing 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham last weekend.

In the Europa League, ten Hag’s men squandered a two-goal advantage on FC Porto on Thursday evening and snatched a draw (3-3) in added time at the last minute. “Our goal is very clear, we want to get Manchester United back to where they should be, and that’s not the case yet, obviously. It’s very clear.“, explained the British billionaire who has been at the head of Manchester United since February. United travel to Birmingham on Sunday to face Aston Villa, a team in form which occupies 5th place in the Premier League and has just beaten Bayern Munich in the Champions League (1-0).