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Over the last two days, the senior executives of Manchester United have held two committee meetings, both in Manchester and then in London, to discuss the operations of the club.
One key agenda item for the group has been Erik ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford and whether the group will continue to stand by the Dutchman.
Whilst the timing of the meetings seems extraordinary given the state of play with the club, this was a pre-arranged meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe wanting monthly meetings to remain on top of the club’s operations.
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Last month the group gathered in Barcelona at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup where Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Britannia was competing in sailing’s most prestigious competition.
Today however, the meeting was held at Ratcliffe’s Knightsbridge offices in Central London, ending shortly before 5 pm, with Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford emerging from a back door.
Result of the Manchester United executive meeting
It’s understood that as this was a standard meeting for the group, we’re unlikely to hear anything about the contents of the meeting unless a drastic decision was made, such as the sacking of ten Hag.
At this time multiple reports have expressed that there is no clarity emerging as of yet from the meeting regarding ten Hag’s future at the club. Whilst no correspondence has been made, indicating that the decision has not been made to sack ten Hag as of yet, he’s not out of the woods, as we could hear more over the coming days.
It was reported prior to the meetings that Ratcliffe feels that “enough is enough” at Manchester United, with the club currently sitting in 14th in the Premier League and 21st in the Europa League.
However, an exclusive report by Centre Devils has revealed that the fate of ten Hag rests in the hands of sporting director Dan Ashworth. Despite Ratcliffe’s feelings, Ashworth has the final call on whether ten Hag is kept in the managerial role.
However, the heart of these decisions are whether ten Hag is the right man to get better results at Old Trafford.
Whilst The Red Devils are only six points from the top four, needing a finish in the top four to secure Champions League football next year, they’re actually closer to the relegations zone, being only five points above the cut-off 18th place.
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