Sir Jim Ratcliffe has admitted that Manchester United made a mistake by extending Erik Ten HAG’s contract in the summer.
The Dutchman was rewarded with a new deal after led United to a 2-1 win against Manchester City in the FA Cup final of the past season, even though the club had just recorded its worst Premier League finish in eighth place.
United earned himself as a result in the Europa League, but would not have played the Continental Football if they hadn’t won the trophy.
There were hesitation whether the Ten HAG contract was extended or not, but after weeks and weeks of speculation, Ratcliffe and his newly installed hierarchy decided to give him a new deal. Three months later, United had to go back this decision when she released ten HAG after a disappointing start to the season.
“I agree that the decisions of Erik Ten Hag and Dan Ashworth were mistakes. I think BBC Sport.
“If you take a look at the time in which we made the decision about Erik, the management team was not longer than five minutes. It became clearer three months later and we got it wrong, but we were moving on. I think we corrected it and we were in a completely different place today.
“It was too early for us to make a big decision in reality” Sky Sport Expert Gary Neville. “It was quite difficult to extract Erik’s performance from the structure around him. Was the unpredictable performance a function of Erik or was it a function of the organization?
“And we couldn’t really get to the bottom of answering this question with certainty, so we have given Erik the advantage of doubt.”
Ratcliffe also revealed the role of ten HAG when signing new players for United, which indicates that part of the club’s Dutch contingent was only brought in because of its influence.
“We had the problem with the coach, is it a yes or a no? So do we participate in the coach or not the coach? We did it,” said Ratcliffe.
“He was involved in the discussion, so he influenced … I mean, a decision about a new player or a purchase is usually not a decision of a person who is usually a group of people who influence this decision in one way or another.
“So yes, he had a voice, which is why there were one or two Dutch players.”
Ratcliffe’s far-reaching interview also admitted that some players from United “not good enough” and “overpaid”-and fighted Rasmus Hojlund among those who were made by the Ineos boss Namecheck.