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Manchester United’s executive committee is due to be meeting next week in London, only 48 hours after the club’s Premier League fixture with Aston Villa.
Going into the game, all eyes are on Erik ten Hag, who has rising concerns around him as to whether he is the right man to lead at Old Trafford.
The Athletic have reported that the meeting is set to bring Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox together, with Joel Glazer flying in from the States to be in attendance. Other attendees will be United’s chief operating officer Collette Roche and chief financial officer Roger Bell.
The executive committee are set to meet once a month to discuss the ongoing operations of the club, with nearly all parties being new recruits under Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s new reign at Old Trafford. However, it’s unknown at this time if ten Hag’s role will be discussed at the meeting.
Erik ten Hag’s future in the hands of the executive committee
It’s already been reported that ten Hag’s future lies in the hands of Ratcliffe, Brailsford and Glazer, with the recent performances seeing United drop further and further down both the Premier League and Europa League tables.
Asked about the manager’s future by BBC Sport, Ratcliffe said: “I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach but at the end of the day, it’s not my call.
“It’s the management team that’s running Manchester United that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.”
Ratcliffe added that Berrada and Ashworth have not long been in their roles and “need to take stock and make some sensible decisions”.
The last executive meeting for United took place in Barcelona in September, during the first stage of the America’s Cup, which Ratcliffe’s INEOS sailing team were competing in.
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