Back the manager
If Sir Jim Ratcliffe really means, as he posits, that “two or three years” are needed to revive Manchester United, the 71-year-old now needs to stick by Erik ten Hag barring only an apocalyptic run of form. Related here is the issue of Ten Hag’s position having been in jeopardy despite a yield of a trophy in each of his two seasons in charge. When the Dutchman was essentially asked to re-interview for his post during Ratcliffe’s end of season review, he would have surely pointed to this ratio of honours, particularly in the context of the businessman’s own judgment regarding the time required to return United to the top. Particularly, too, as the FA Cup triumph was pulled off against a Manchester City side that has a claim to be the greatest this country has ever seen.
