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Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says he doesn’t maintain energy over the way forward for boss Erik ten Hag, amid the Crimson Devils’ woeful begin to the season.
United have taken simply seven factors from their first six Premier League matches, solely beating Fulham and Southampton whereas struggling back-to-back 3-0 residence defeats versus Liverpool and Tottenham.
That’s their joint-worst return by way of six video games of any season within the competitors, having made equivalent begins underneath David Moyes in 2013-14 and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2020-21.
Within the Europa League, in the meantime, United had been pegged again in a 1-1 draw at residence to Feyenoord on matchday one then squandered a 2-0 lead in Thursday’s 3-3 draw at Porto.
These outcomes have led to fierce criticism coming Ten Hag’s approach, however Ratcliffe says United’s new soccer hierarchy will make any choices concerning the Dutchman’s future.
Requested if he retained religion in Ten Hag, who signed a brand new contract in pre-season, Ratcliffe informed BBC Sport: “I don’t wish to reply that query.
“I like Erik. I feel he’s an excellent coach however on the finish of the day it’s not my name.
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“It’s the administration group that’s working Manchester United that need to resolve how we finest run the group in many various respects.
“However that group that’s working Manchester United has solely been collectively since June or July. They weren’t there in January, February, March or April – [CEO] Omar [Berrada], [sporting director] Dan Ashworth – they solely arrived in July.
“They’ve solely been there… you’ll be able to rely it in weeks virtually – they’ve not been there a very long time, so they should take inventory and make some smart choices.
“Our goal could be very clear – we wish to take Manchester United again to the place it ought to be, and it’s not there but, clearly – that’s very clear.”
United go to Aston Villa for his or her subsequent Premier League sport on Sunday, having gained 40 Premier League video games towards the Villans, with solely the Crimson Devils themselves beating an opponent extra usually within the competitors’s historical past (41 versus Everton).
Villa have gained simply one in every of their final 25 Premier League residence video games towards United (eight attracts, 16 losses), with that victory coming in Unai Emery’s first sport accountable for the membership in November 2022 (3-1).
