In the Erik ten Hag firing meeting, Sir Jim Ratcliffe “asked three questions” of Manchester United’s top leaders.

When important people at Manchester United, like Sir Jim Ratcliffe, got together to talk about the team’s start to the season, Erik ten Hag’s future came up.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has asked the people in charge at Manchester United three important questions about Erik ten Hag’s prospects. After a rough start to the season at Old Trafford, the Dutch manager is under a lot of heat again.

After talking to possible replacements like Thomas Tuchel in the summer, minority owner Ratcliffe chose to keep Ten Hag and gave him a new deal. But because United is stuck in 14th place in the Premier League and hasn’t won in two Europa League games, the people in charge aren’t sure if he is the best person for the job.

It looks like a firm decision hasn’t been made yet, since Ten Hag is likely to be in charge for next weekend’s Premier League game against Brentford. This week, his job was talked about at a meeting in London with Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford, United’s sporting director Dan Ashworth, and co-owner Joel Glazer.

Ratcliffe asked three questions, according to The Independent: why should Ten Hag stay, why should the club keep going, and why other options might be better. The head of INEOS had said before that it “wasn’t my call” what would happen with Ten Hag, but new sources say that Ratcliffe and Joel Glazer will have the final say.

Some people at the club are said to think that Ten Hag would have been fired already if there was a clearer option. Many people know that United talked to Tuchel before they put Ten Hag on hold.

The manager of Chelsea and Bayern Munich is still one of the favorites to take over if Ten Hag is fired, but a deal could not be made in the summer, and it would not be easy to make one if talks started up again, which they haven’t yet.

Former England manager Gareth Southgate, who worked with Ashworth at the FA, has pretty much ruled himself out as a possibility after saying he won’t be taking another job this season.

At this week’s meeting of the European Club Association in Athens, he said, “I will not coach in the next year for sure.” “I need to give myself time to choose well.” You need to give your mind and body time to rest after a big part.

“I’m happy with my life, so don’t rush.” It’s lucky for me that there are lots of possibilities coming up.