Sir Jim Ratcliffe was spotted leading Sir Dave Brailsford and Dan Ashworth into his offices on Tuesday morning ahead of their highly-anticipated executive meeting.
Man United manager Erik ten Hag is under intense pressure after a woeful start to the season which leaves the 13-time Premier League champions 14th in the table on just eight points from seven matches - their worst ever start in the competition.
Two draws in the last week, including a 3-3 stalemate against Porto in the Europa League and a goalless run-out against Aston Villa yesterday, have staunched a string of defeats but done little to steady Ten Hag's position.
Meanwhile, plans for a new Old Trafford stadium took another step forward last month as the first images of a potential regeneration were revealed.
With all of this considered, Ratcliffe was spotted leading Brailsford and Ashworth into his offices in Knightsbridge on Tuesday morning.
Minority owner Ratcliffe watched United's goalless draw with Aston Villa on Sunday along with director Brailsford, chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox.
Discussions over Ten Hag's future continued into Monday and it will be on the agenda again when co-chairman Joel Glazer, chief operating officer Collette Roche and chief financial officer Roger Bell join them for the executive committee meeting on Tuesday.
United are wary of fuelling speculation over Ten Hag's future after Thomas Tuchel and Simone Inzaghi were linked with the job if he is sacked after two-and-a-half years in charge at Old Trafford.
Ratcliffe is known to be an admirer of Tuchel and met the German coach in Monaco during the summer when Ten Hag's future was in doubt before the FA Cup final.
Tuchel is still available but it's unclear if the obstacles that prevented him from replacing Ten Hag then can be overcome now.
Money was said to be one of them. It's understood there has been no new contact between United and his representatives at this stage.
Tuchel's potential appointment would see him return to manage in the Premier League for the first time since leaving Chelsea in 2022.
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senekmnru
4
Tuchel is only a one game plan man. I'll always say this he was lucky with Chelsea but after session what happened to him ?? look what he did at PSG & Munich with all those stars??? his no different to Ten Hag. changing the management won't help with anything I have seen this movie before
gudiest01
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ETH doesn't know what he's doing his technical playing is very poor no pressing no counter player's are playing like they won the game which kind playing style is that
You are a good watcher bro 😎 not like some useless fans blaming the players the coach doesn’t make them pressure at all
Kobeiklopy
0
football is funny u'll sack ten hag and hire tuchel who was also sacked juc give Bruno Fernandes job
nuhailnotu
0
Get the couch (Ten hug) fired🔥. What is wrong with you board members. Should are you happy we should be suffering depression with Man utd. Am united real & all time fun. 🙏
you are less than a fan, you sound like a coward we just start the league and you want your coach to be sack, you are not a good fan
nuhailnotu
0
Looking at the big picture of Manchester United firing a coach now is no a solution but bringing in good striker like that boy from Porto can make sense
you are a good Manu fan and you know what to do when the situation become tough, you give solution where is due
nuhailnotu
0
Operation Sack Eric Ten Hag! We need ETH out now most of Manchester United fans!
please say you need eth out but not we because the same people singing he must go will sing the same song for the next coach whom you are clamoring for
Rowdimntz
1
ETH doesn't know what he's doing his technical playing is very poor no pressing no counter player's are playing like they won the game which kind playing style is that
powciknsu
0
Keep ETH and save 17.5 M In future pls insert performance clause For managers Sad , sack take bk 17.5 M ???
Fouadlops
1
eth has to go u need to think of Carrick
MANCITYTHECHAMPIONS
0
meetings upon meetings lmao 🤣
Mapabeimru
1
It’s so painful to see you guys talk about pattern of play, no You let me ask you what’s our pattern of play for the last past years before we hired Erik? Can you tell me? Even with the same pattern of play you love or cherished , those past managers couldn’t end our trophy drought, even when playing good for some time and became bad to yall taste, yet they still got sacked by yall United fans, press and pundits, bcos they couldn’t go anywhere with our weak and moaning players , it has been like that for years after sir Alex , even when you are a good manager you come to United and you look so bad, the media hates you, the fans show fake love, players start hating on manager because their favorite doesn’t play no more, or because they don’t want to be playing what the manager wants, this is a football Club guys not a commercial club, yes Erik isn’t doing good, but where is the support , love we fans suppose to give him, we the fans blast him, the media too, rival fans too, who do we really want , why can’t we give him the support, encourage him to do better, show good support no matter how rough the journey is, it’s our job to make things right, yall want pattern of play? We won two trophies, how did we do that? Luck? Don’t worry guys Erik is gonna go soon, and I hope the next manager suits yall taste and pattern of play even with this bad eggs we have in our team, lol yall make me laugh, then we have an Attacking midfielder like Bruno, whose only speciality is to make crosses or pass, he can’t move the ball forward, he plays like he’s entertaining the fans, and other players too are doing like him, they feel dey don’t want to play and you say it’s the managers fault? I pray you guys wake up on time
Didn’t Ten Hag bring in a lot of the dead head players, he’s spent over 600 million pounds and brought in all these non Preforming players, those are who he wanted so if you blaming the players you’re really blaming ETH. Face it if anyone in any industry had a job performance history like ETH has, he would have been fired a low time ago. Successful business do not accept that type of results, and act swiftly to correct it.
Mapabeimru
1
Changing a coach will not change the team..stop being lunatics
You’re right he can still attain a new low by finishing lower than last year, yep keep the egomaniac aboard.
yobosney
0
no matter what the media says 🥵ten Hag's the man for the Job 🤝ggmu🙏🤲🤲🔥🔥🔥
lowaimrsyz
0
please bring Tuchel the sacked one.
hialnpuy
1
I think the problem of man United is sir alex fugurson
Sauadlmptu
0
plz bring Tuchel
Zobcdeiko
1
The players are not playing for him anymore
Zecackortz
2
ETH is best manager for man u
MMMMTYTY1000
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MMMMTYTY1000
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Yakaclryz
0
send ten hag for long holiday thanx for only FA cup
Yakaclryz
2
thomas tuchel must be our new manager
Yakaclryz
4
tuchel plizzzzzzzzzzz
UniverseMan
0
ten hag use this line up if you want to win
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what are you drunk with? can I try? 🤡
Bokabcktuz
0
Please sack ten Hag now so that we the fans can also be happy
Leseinopsy
1
look for a better uption to tuchel
Kobbysco
1
Operation Sack Eric Ten Hag! We need ETH out now most of Manchester United fans!
miwacnruz
0
Give ten hag more time or regret it later.. ETH is cooking something
did u smell ... what ETH is cooking
Fokbeklps
0
No need for any meeting just sack ETH!!!!
You’re right. Just sack the useless idiots. Signed up all the useless players.
Fokbeklps
0
I thought the new minority owners Ratcliffe will come in and spend money wisely. Never expected him to back ETH on the new signing. All useless pieces of shits. Wasting of money. All players that ETH signed so far did not come in to improve the team. All useless and pathetic players.
Yohcmortz
0
Saoalmnpsy
4
No need for any meeting just sack ETH!!!!
Yohcmortz
0
ten hag use this line up if you want to win
ayamsremmy
0
Give ten hag more time or regret it later.. ETH is cooking something
Yohcmortz
1
ten hag stay an show them that you can give points away please ten hag make man u topping from the bottom
Daybcdkmor
2
Ten hug just go
Toabelmot
1
We need zidine zedan.
Toyabdeiry
1
Hire whoever, but just sack this bald head
Lembdiklmo
0
Looking at the big picture of Manchester United firing a coach now is no a solution but bringing in good striker like that boy from Porto can make sense
Nebairsz
1
kkkkkkk my team changing the coach we will not take us anywhere give him chance
jemeklmnsz
0
sack him. he must coach Salford City
Liddimorsu
2
this manu couch need to be sack
EddhyKalala
0
I still believe in him, let us until the next summer
Fedabeklou
2
Its time to sack ten hag
Ruybeilsy
2
ETH must go now
Vanacelnpy
0
Ten Hang must go he is not worth to coach a big team like Manchester United
🤣🤣🤣 Let him stay he's still making young players 😭
fahbkouy
0
Sacked that bald fraud now please 🙏
nuheoprty
2
low mentality coach
Mikkypoundz
2
Changing a coach will not change the team..stop being lunatics
It’s so painful to see you guys talk about pattern of play, no You let me ask you what’s our pattern of play for the last past years before we hired Erik? Can you tell me? Even with the same pattern of play you love or cherished , those past managers couldn’t end our trophy drought, even when playing good for some time and became bad to yall taste, yet they still got sacked by yall United fans, press and pundits, bcos they couldn’t go anywhere with our weak and moaning players , it has been like that for years after sir Alex , even when you are a good manager you come to United and you look so bad, the media hates you, the fans show fake love, players start hating on manager because their favorite doesn’t play no more, or because they don’t want to be playing what the manager wants, this is a football Club guys not a commercial club, yes Erik isn’t doing good, but where is the support , love we fans suppose to give him, we the fans blast him, the media too, rival fans too, who do we really want , why can’t we give him the support, encourage him to do better, show good support no matter how rough the journey is, it’s our job to make things right, yall want pattern of play? We won two trophies, how did we do that? Luck? Don’t worry guys Erik is gonna go soon, and I hope the next manager suits yall taste and pattern of play even with this bad eggs we have in our team, lol yall make me laugh, then we have an Attacking midfielder like Bruno, whose only speciality is to make crosses or pass, he can’t move the ball forward, he plays like he’s entertaining the fans, and other players too are doing like him, they feel dey don’t want to play and you say it’s the managers fault? I pray you guys wake up on time
bibbkmoru
1
Changing a coach will not change the team..stop being lunatics
😇😍🥸,ccd🥳😇😇🙂😎😎d Try Yea, but can definitely the mentality of the players