Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says he does not hold power over the future of boss Erik ten Hag, amid the Red Devils' woeful start to the season. (More Football News)
United have taken just seven points from their first six Premier League matches, only beating Ful🃏ham and Southampton while suffering back-to-back 3-0 home defeats versus Liverpool and Tott🅷enham.
That is their joint-worst return through six games of any season in the competition, having made identical starts under David Moyes in 2013-14 and Ole Gunn🌼ar Solskjaer 🌱in 2020-21.
In the E🍌uropa League, meanwhile, United were pegged back in a 1-1 draw at home to Feyenoord on matchday one then squandered a 2-0 lead in Thursday's 3-3 draw at🍬 Porto.
Those results have led to fierce criticism coming Ten Hag's way, but Ratcliffe says United's new football ꦉhierarchy will make any decisions regarding the Dutchman's future.
Asked🌌 if he retained faith in Ten Hag, who signed a new contract in pre-sea💙son, Ratcliffe told BBC Sport: "I don't want to answer that question.
"I like Erik. I think he's a very good coach but at th⭕e end of the day it's not my call.
"It's the management team that's running Manchester United that have ♍to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.
"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'v🍌e 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.
"Our objectiv♋e is very clear – we want to take Manchester Uni✤ted back to where it should be, and it's not there yet, obviously – that's very clear."
United go to Aston Villa for their next Premier League game on Sunday, ha🎃ving won 40 Premier League games against th﷽e Villans, with only the Red Devils themselves beating an opponent more often in the competition's history (41 versus Everton).
Villa have won just one of their last 25 Premier League home games against United (eight draws, 16 losses), with that victory coming in Unaꦬi Emery's first game in charge of the club in Novembe🐈r 2022 (3-1).
