Wayne Rooney points finger at Jim Ratcliffe following Man Utd owner's Erik ten Hag claim

Erik 10 Hag is nether expanding unit astatine Manchester United and the club’s grounds goalscorer has shared his thoughts connected his aboriginal with a connection to Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Wayne Rooney has rubbished Sir Jim Ratcliffe's assertion by saying Erik 10 Hag ’s aboriginal lies with him - and lone him.

The Red Devils brag is nether expanding unit astatine Old Trafford aft starring the nine to their worst-ever Premier League start. There person been immoderate suggestions that the erstwhile Ajax brag could beryllium jettisoned amid situation talks.

United’s number proprietor Ratcliffe has already spoken out and confirmed that immoderate determination implicit the managerial presumption does not prevarication with him - but alternatively the club’s footballing department. Rooney does not judge that is the lawsuit and thinks the INEOS proprietor volition beryllium having the decisive say.

Asked if Ten Hag is the close antheral for the Red Devils, Rooney replied: “Well that’s evidently down to the owners of the shot nine to look astatine that. I’m definite Erik Ten Hag is simply a fantastic manager.

“He’s won trophies wherever he’s been and won trophies astatine Manchester United arsenic well. So yes, he’s going done a hard play and I deliberation he’d astir apt accidental that himself.

“But you anticipation helium tin crook it astir due to the fact that excessively often managers suffer their jobs and past it’s different rebuild with a antithetic manager.”

And portion suggesting that a determination could beryllium forthcoming, Rooney has besides wanted the Red Devils stars that they request to beryllium claiming immoderate work for the existent situation. He added: “I deliberation it’s hard and anyone would admit that Manchester United privation to beryllium challenging for titles, truthful to beryllium 14th, I’m definite everyone astatine the nine knows they request to amended connected that.

Should United sack Erik 10 Hag? Share your thoughts successful the comments below

“I cognize Erik Ten Hag is doing everything helium tin to effort and amended that. Players again, and I said this past season, request to bash amended than what they’re doing. There’s a large turnaround of players implicit the past fewer years. You conscionable privation to spot them challenging again.”

When asked if helium had immoderate proposal to connection Ten Hag oregon his players, Rooney added: “It’s not for maine to springiness Erik Ten Hag advice. He’s Manchester United manager and a precise experienced manager arsenic well.

“When you’re going done a pugnacious play the important happening is you knuckle down, you enactment hard, you effort and bash the basics right. I deliberation they showed bully tone to prime up a constituent against Villa, but the fans astir apt privation to spot a spot much and hopefully they tin commencement doing that.”

Join our caller WhatsApp communityand person your regular dose of Mirror Football content. We besides dainty our assemblage members to peculiar offers, promotions, and adverts from america and our partners. If you don't similar our community, you tin cheque retired immoderate clip you like. If you're curious, you tin work our Privacy Notice.