- Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Erik ten Hag’s future is not his own decision
- Manchester United’s management team will work together to find a solution.
- The coach is in serious trouble at the start of the 2024/25 season.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the new co-owner of Premier League giants Manchester United , has revealed that Erik ten Hag ‘s future does not depend solely on his own decisions .
The British billionaire took over at Old Trafford in February and in July decided to extend Ten Hag’s contract by a year after the 54-year-old led the team to FA Cup glory.
Since the start of the 2024-2025 season, Ten Hag has led Manchester United to perform poorly, winning only 3 games from the first 10 games in all competitions and dropping to 13th place in the Premier League table. In the last 4 games. The “Red Devils” have not met with victory at all and have a tough job visiting Aston Villa this Sunday.
Meanwhile, there has been heavy criticism of Ten Hag’s status as Manchester United manager. But Ratcliffe insists that any consideration of the former Ajax Amsterdam coach’s future needs to be carefully considered by many at the ทางเข้า ufabet club.
Asked if he still believes in Ten Hag, Ratcliffe said: “I will not answer that question. I like Eric, I think he is a very good coach. But at the end of the day it is not a decision I make alone. It is a decision that the board of directors at Manchester United have to make about how we can best run the club in all aspects.”
“But the board of directors who run Manchester United only got together in June or July. They haven’t been there since January, February, March or April. The CEO, Omar Berrada , the sporting director, Dan Ashworth, only came in July.”
“They have only been there, you can count on a few weeks of them to sort things out. They have not been there for a long time. So they have to look at it and make sensible decisions. That includes the future. Our objectives are clear, we want to get Manchester United back to where it should be and of course it is not there yet, that is clear.”
Ten Hag has won two trophies in two years at Old Trafford and, in particular, the impressive 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final in May proved crucial for his continued tenure.
Meanwhile, Ten Hag ended the club’s six-year wait for silverware by beating Newcastle United in his first Carabao Cup final and guiding United to third in the table.
However, Ten Hag’s second season in charge was less than impressive. With the club crashing out of the Champions League group stage and finishing eighth in the league before winning the FA Cup. After a review by the new board, he signed a one-year extension.
However, United have slumped after 10 games of the season and speculation over his future has intensified, with reports suggesting that if they lose at Villa next, the Dutchman could be sacked before the international break in October.