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Erik ten Hag insists he has the complete backing of the Manchester United board after main his facet to a colorless 0-0 draw at Aston Villa in entrance of co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
The Dutchman was below enormous strain forward of this sport after Ratcliffe failed to supply him full assist in midweek, saying {that a} determination on Ten Hag’s future was ‘not my name’.
This result’s unlikely to imply Ten Hag is out of the woods. United are 14th within the desk heading into the worldwide break and Ratcliffe will certainly not have been thrilled by what he noticed – but Ten Hag stays defiant.
Requested whether or not Ratcliffe and his advisors again him, Ten Hag mentioned: ‘I don’t have any concept that’s completely different as a result of [otherwise] they need to have advised me. We talk very overtly. It’s very clear.
‘We’re all on board collectively, on one web page. We all know what we’re working by is a long-term course of. I converse regularly with them. After the sport I’ve to do my job – speaking to the gamers, managing the gamers and answering questions from the media.
Erik ten Hag insists he has the complete backing of the Manchester United board after a goalless draw at Villa Park
Ten Hag has been going through intense scrutiny over his place forward of the worldwide break with membership chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe (proper) watching on at Villa Park
United’s gamers held on to safe a degree at Villa Park however struggled to carve out probabilities
‘However we at all times speak each week. I’d say we speak day-after-day so I count on I’ll converse to them.’
If Previous Trafford bosses maintain religion with Ten Hag, his precedence can be to type out his facet’s issues in entrance of aim.
United drew 3-3 at Porto within the Europa League final week however they’ve gone three video games and not using a aim within the Premier League and have failed to attain in 4 of their final 5 matches.
United’s management board made a public displaying at Villa Park as they proceed to evaluate performances
Ten Hag underlined his facet’s enchancment on the again after their fourth clear sheet of the marketing campaign however is now apprehensive concerning the health of Harry Maguire, who was injured on the finish of the primary half and left Villa Park in a protecting boot.
‘Within the opponent’s field now we have to be extra ruthless, medical and present extra killer intuition,’ he added.
