What Sir Jim Ratcliffe did immediately after Man Utd crisis meeting speaks volumes

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and members of the Manchester United board held a long meeting after the club’s poor start to the campaign.

The 24/25 season has been one to forget for United so far as Erik ten Hag continues to struggle.

After seven matches in the Premier League, the Red Devils are currently in 14th place after collecting just eight points, 10 adrift of leaders Liverpool.

United have also made a disappointing start in the UEFA Europa League after drawing against FC Twente and Porto.

On Tuesday, it was reported that Ratcliffe and some of United’s board members like Joel Glazer and CEO Omar Berrada, were involved in a seven-hour-long meeting.

It was suggested that the meeting centred around the future of manager Ten Hag, who is under increasing pressure.

Sporting director Dan Ashworth, technical director Jason Wilcox and director Sir Dave Brailsford were also seen arriving for the meet which began after 10am and concluded before 5pm.

As reported by The Mirror, Ratcliffe chose to leave the building via the back door in a bid to avoid answering questions from the media.

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It seems that ultimately a decision has not been made regarding whether to stick with Ten Hag or bring in a new manager.

Last week, INEOS boss Ratcliffe was directly asked about Ten Hag’s future, he said: “I like Erik. I think he's a very good coach but at the end of the day it's not my call.

“But that team that's running Manchester United has only been together since June or July. They weren't there in January, February, March or April – [CEO] Omar [Berrada], [sporting director] Dan Ashworth - they only arrived in July. They've only been there… you can count it in weeks almost - they've not been there a long time, so they need to take stock and make some sensible decisions.”

Ratcliffe added: “Our objective is very clear - we want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it's not there yet, obviously - that's very clear.”