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During the international break, Manchester United’s senior directors and owners held a board meeting to reflect on the summer transfer window and opening games of the Premier League under Erik ten Hag.
However, instead of meeting at Carrington or Old Trafford, the group were assembled in Barcelona, for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup where Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Britannia were competing in sailing’s most prestigious competition.
Ratcliffe was joined by Joel and Avram Glazer, as well as Sir Dave Brailsford, Jean-Claude Blanc, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox to attend the competition and discuss the recent events for the Premier League club.
So far this season, United have registered an opening day win over Fulham, and then two losses to Brighton and Liverpool in turn.
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Their victorious opening game came thanks to new signing Joshua Zirkzee grabbing a debut day goal to secure the 1-0 victory. However, this strong start soon ended thanks to a last-minute goal from Joao Pedro for Brighton. Not only did the goal grab Brighton a 2-1 win in extra time, but it was the sixth time a team has scored a winning goal past the 90-minute mark against Erik ten Hag’s men, four more times than in the previous thirty years combined.
Following this, the 3-0 loss to Liverpool didn’t help ten Hag’s case as the right man at the helm of United, with Arne Slot expertly and concisely explaining how he easily exploited United’s tactics to grab the win.
Despite the current rising concerns around Erik ten Hag, Omar Berrada and Dan Ashworth have recently declared their support for the Dutchman, saying they feel he is the right man for the job.
Unfortunately for ten Hag, The Athletic has reported that his fate lies in the hands of three other men.
A report surrounding the meeting in Barcelona has explained that a three-person committee, made up of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Joel Glazer and Sir Dave Brailsford holds the ultimate decision on ten Hag’s seat at Old Trafford. However, the group will be taking advice from Berrada, Ashworth and Wilcox, so having these on side as ten Hag appears to will certainly help his case.
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