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This week has been a massive week for the Manchester United executive committee, with two meetings in two days. The first took place at Old Trafford and then at Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Knightsbridge offices in London.
Whilst the meeting was a regular appointment for the board to discuss the operations of the club, a lot of ears were listening out for conversations about Erik ten Hag’s future.
The club are currently sat in 14th in the Premier League and 21st in the Europa League, the worst start to a campaign ever.
As a result, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s feelings are very much that “enough is enough” and change needs to happen.
However, we are yet to hear any word from the meetings regarding ten Hag’s future, suggesting he may be safe for the moment.
Despite this, reports are now coming out about a potential candidate to replace ten Hag who sits at the top of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s shortlist of successors.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s choice for new manager
Manchester Evening News have reported that Sir Jim Ratcliffe still has his eyes firmly on Thomas Tuchel as an attractive option to take over at Old Trafford.
The pair met in Monaco for a meeting about the United managerial job when ten Hag’s future was uncertain at the start of the summer.
At the time, Tuchel walked away from the deal due to the level of control held by the executive committee over aspects of the club like transfers.
However, sources close to the former Bayern Munich and Chelsea manager have indicated that he’s not against considering t he job if it were to be offered to him again.
For now, no news about ten Hag being sacked would imply that the Dutchman is still at the helm, although an improvement in results is definitely needed to keep him there long-term.
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