Man Utd's subtle hint on Erik ten Hag sack decision after seven-hour crisis meeting

Manchester United's hierarchy held a gathering connected Tuesday to sermon the aboriginal of under-pressure manager Erik 10 Hag aft the club's atrocious commencement to the caller season

Manchester United person offered a subtle hint that Erik 10 Hag volition support his occupation arsenic manager.

Ten Hag has overseen an atrocious commencement to the season, with United winning conscionable 3 of their opening 10 games successful each competitions. The Red Devils beryllium a lowly 14th successful the Premier League table, six points adrift of the apical four.

On Tuesday, co-owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Joel Glazer met with CEO Omar Berrada, sporting manager Dan Ashworth, method manager Jason Wilcox and manager Sir Dave Brailsford to determine Ten Hag's fate.

The meeting, held astatine INEOS' London offices lasted for 7 hours aft getting underway astatine 10am. Ten Hag meanwhile jetted disconnected connected holiday for the planetary break, nether the content helium retained the board's backing.

That content looks to person been good placed, contempt the unit ramping up connected him. According to The Times, if a 'huge decision' specified arsenic Ten Hag getting sacked was made astatine the meeting, it would person been commicated publically afterwards.

But determination has inactive been nary connection from the nine astir Tuesday's meeting. That would look to beryllium a subtle hint that the Dutchman volition beryllium keeping his job, astatine slightest for now.

It is besides claimed that Ten Hag has not been told his occupation is nether threat. Instead, helium is readying to beryllium successful complaint erstwhile United resume their Premier League run against Brentford a week connected Saturday.

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Ratcliffe is understood to person led the talks, with the gathering having been successful the diary of United's apical squad for immoderate time. The billionaire was besides successful attendance astatine United's bore gully with Aston Villa, alongside Berrada, Ashworth and Wilcox.

Ten Hag had travel adjacent to losing his occupation successful the summer, but yet extended his declaration with the Red Devils. That came aft a play successful which helium led United to an eighth spot decorativeness successful the Premier League, though they did triumph the FA Cup.

Tuesday's gathering finished conscionable earlier 5pm, with Ratcliffe and Brailsford leaving done a rear entranceway to debar the waiting media. United's miserable instrumentality of 8 points astatine this signifier of the play is their worst commencement for much than fractional a century.

They missed retired connected the Champions League past play and person not failed to suffice for the tourney successful successive years successful the Premier League era. Failure to marque Europe's elite nine contention would outgo United astir £50million.

United person a mixed tally of fixtures coming up. After hosting Brentford , they question to Fenerbahce, who are managed by José Mourinho, and past play distant to West Ham United 3 days later. They past big Leicester City successful the Carabao Cup, Chelsea successful the Premier League and PAOK Salonika successful the Europa League, earlier playing Leicester again astatine home. A two-week planetary interruption follows successful mid-November.

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