It was in an interview in February, once he had effectively taken control of Manchester United, that Sir Jim Ratcliffe hit the nail on the head. “If you look at the last 11 years, Manchester United has had quite a few coaches and some of those coaches are very capable and have been very successful,

Manchester United sources have insisted the sole focus is on Thursday's Europa League match away to Porto amid speculation surrounding head coach Erik ten Hag 's future. The Red Devils succumbed to a miserable 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Sunday,

The Red Devils manager was already under pressure prior to Sunday's 3-0 loss but now potentially has just two games to save his Old Trafford career following another underwhelming start to the season