Man Utd chiefs locked in blame game over expensive shambles that saw Ten Hag get new deal before being sacked

OLD TRAFFORD chiefs are locked successful a blame crippled implicit who was liable for their summertime shambles.

Manchester United have go a laughing banal implicit their attraction of erstwhile brag Erik 10 Hag.

The club’s recruitment strategy has besides faced scrutiny pursuing different summer splurge of astir £180million.

Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Co were acceptable to get escaped of Ten Hag aft the FA Cup final.

They ended up extending his declaration and employing a caller coaching squad astir him pursuing their Wembley triumph implicit City.

But the Dutchman was axed aft conscionable 9 Prem games this play with United languishing down successful 14th successful the table. 

The erstwhile Ajax chief’s unit were besides dismissed — each with sizeable pay-offs.

It outgo astir £15m to sack Ten Hag alone, portion they had to shell out another £10m to bring Portuguese Ruben Amorim successful from Sporting Lisbon, including an other interest truthful that helium could chopped short his announcement period.

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It has been a bumpy commencement for Ratcliffe, who bought a 27.7 per cent involvement successful United successful February and was charged with moving the football broadside of the club.

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The British billionaire, 72, appointed a caller elder absorption team, including Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox.

But truthful far, the assemblage is retired connected their summer transportation deals.

The likes of guardant Joshua Zirkzee, astatine £36.5m, and £38.5m centre-back Matthijs de Ligt person struggled to find their feet.   

Now, tough questions are being asked internally astir who bears the astir work for what went wrong  with their planned squad revamp.