Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says it was a mistake not to sack Erik ten Hag in the summer.
The Dutchman was handed a new contract at Old Trafford after guiding the club to victory in the FA Cup final but was sacked after just nine games this season.
Speaking to Gary Neville, Ratcliffe said his new management team – which includes chief executive Omar Brerada, Ineos sporting director Sir Dave Brailsford and the club’s technical director Jason Wilcox – had failed to get the right conclusion. United
are currently 14th in the Premier League, 36 points adrift of Liverpool, who are closing in on a record 20th top-flight title, with เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย Ruben Amorim as head coach.
“It’s actually a bit too early for us to make any big decisions,” Ratcliffe said when explaining their decision in the summer.
“We hadn’t been together as a team for a long time. It was only a few weeks and it was a big decision, wasn’t it? And it was quite difficult. It was quite difficult to get Eric out of the structure around him that season when we arrived. “
Obviously The structure around (current head coach Ruben Amorim) is completely different now. There’s a really strong relationship and a culture of support, Ruben is really strong. Jason and Ruben talk two or three times a day, Omar talks to Ruben every day. Whenever I go to a game, I talk to Reuben. “
But it’s a little bit difficult to discern in what kind of environment Eric operates in. In other words, is the uncertainty at work at Eric’s or at the organisation’s level? And we can’t really find an answer to that question. So we gave Eric a chance.”
Asked if Neville now has any regrets about that, Ratcliffe said: “Yes. It was the wrong decision. We made the wrong decision. It was a mistake. So, in that sense, I think I regret that. “
I think there were some mitigating factors in that decision, but at the end of the day, it was the wrong decision, so I take responsibility for that.”