No indication over Ten Hag decision after seven-hour Man Utd meeting
Latest from Sky Sports News’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:
“As far as Erik ten Hag is concerned, no news is good news.
“Manchester United’s perspective on what happened today is that this was a routine meeting. The meeting was held at the headquarters of INEOS, who are now in charge of all football operations.
“Of course, there’s been a lot of media focus on the meeting today around Ten Hag’s future.
“But all the information I’m getting from this meeting is that it was a routine meeting. Lots of things were discussed apart from Ten Hag, like the redevelopment of Old Trafford, commercial and sponsorship deals and accounts.
“The meeting went on for quite a long time. It started around 9.30am as Sir Jim Ratcliffe arrived with Sir Dave Brailsford. Also in attendance was Dan Ashworth, Omar Berrada, Jean-Claude Blanc. Joel Glazer and Jason Wilcox were also expected to attend.
“We didn’t see anyone leaving until around 4.45pm, when Blanc left by the front door.
“I think a decision was made that Sir Jim Ratcliffe should leave by the back exit because there were so many people here.
“The meeting went on for almost seven hours. I think if you want to be a conspiracy theorist, you may say, ‘Why did the meeting go on for so long?’
“But the sense I get is, at the moment, no news is good news for Ten Hag.
“Of course, if a decision has been made that Ten Hag should be replaced, the media are not going to be the first people who are going to be told – that would be done in the right way.
“I am getting no indication that that kind of decision was made today, and for the time being, I’m being told that it’s business as usual.”
