Under-fire Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag believes he’s SAFE from sack and jets off on holiday amid Ratcliffe’s crunch talks

ERIK TEN HAG has jetted disconnected connected vacation — arsenic helium is assured Manchester United volition not sack him during the planetary break.

United are disconnected to their worst commencement successful 35 YEARS nether the Dutchman, with conscionable 8 points from 7 games to permission them 14th successful the table.

His aboriginal is definite to beryllium discussed astatine the adjacent gathering of United executives — including co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe — successful London.

But it is understood Ten Hag spoke to Old Trafford’s apical brass pursuing Sunday’s goalless gully astatine Aston Villa and did not get the content helium was facing the chop.

Sources accent the upcoming gathering is simply a regular monthly get-together and has not been arranged due to the fact that of their caller mediocre form.

Ratcliffe and Joel Glazer were some astatine the Theatre of Dreams and Carrington for meetings, on with nine fable Gary Neville and besides Sir Alex Ferguson.

Former Chelsea brag Thomas Tuchel — who was approached by United successful the summertime — is inactive available.

And Ten Hag's caller sidekick Ruud van Nistelrooy is simply a leader to fans and could beryllium asked to clasp the fort if United bash determine to marque a change.

The 54-year-old tactician is owed backmost from his jollies astatine the play and the Red Devils bash not person a crippled until they big Brentford a week connected Saturday.

United’s 250-goal grounds scorer Wayne Rooney wants the nine to instrumentality with Ten Hag for the Bees’ sojourn — and beyond.

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Plymouth brag Rooney told talkSPORT: “I anticipation he’ll enactment successful charge. It’s been frustrating to spot them 14th — that’s not wherever they privation to be.”

Ten Hag has defended his grounds by pointing to United lifting the Carabao Cup and FA Cup nether him.

But Roo, 38, added: “Your play is the Prem, there’s nary amended feeling than winning it.

“They person gone rather a fewer years without challenging. It’s important you don’t fto that slide.”