Why Sir Jim Ratcliffe is furious with Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is furious with Erik ten Hag after the Manchester United manager revealed details of the meeting that saw him keep his job.

The Dutchman looked certain to be sacked ahead of last month’s FA Cup final, which saw United stun rivals Manchester City at Wembley.

After such an uplifting end to what had been a tumultuous campaign, Ten Hag issued an ultimatum to me or the sacking of Ratcliffe and his INEOS cohorts.

United’s new key decision-makers have refused to rush into deciding the former Ajax manager’s fate and have interviewed several candidates, including Thomas Tuchel.

Finally, Ten Hag has been given a third season at the helm and could even sign a new three-year contract.

But the 54-year-old angered his employers, according to The Sun, by going public and revealing information about the now infamous Ibiza summit meeting.

Speaking earlier this week, Ratcliffe finally gave some insight into his rationale for sticking with Ten Hag.

“The manager is not the central issue at Manchester United,” Ratcliffe said in an interview with Bloomberg.

“It is a sports club. It has to be competitive, it needs a degree of intensity but with a supportive side because you are dealing with relatively young players. Historically, it hasn’t had that kind of environment.

Ratcliffe also warned that he is “not confident” that United’s squad issues will be addressed in the summer transfer window.

“It will take two or three summer windows to get to a better place,” Ratcliffe said. “I’m not sure we’ll solve all the problems in the first transfer window.

“Manchester United do not have any players valued at €100 million or more.

Ratcliffe also added that buying a high-value player “isn’t going to solve the problem at Manchester United”.

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