Under-pressure Ten Hag claims Ratcliffe wants him to stay at Man Utd

Erik ten Hag has claimed Manchester United s new part-owner Jim Ratcliffe has told him he wants the Dutchman to stay at Old Trafford.

Reports on Friday suggested Ratcliffe, who now runs the footballing operations at United following INEOS 27.7 per cent purchase of the club, had decided to sack Ten Hag regardless of the result of Saturday s FA Cup final, with the Red Devils taking on Manchester City.

United finished eighth, their worst-ever Premier League finish, this season, with Ten Hag under increasing scrutiny.

However, while hitting out at his critics in an interview with Dutch publication Voetbal International, Ten Hag claimed to have the backing of INEOS.

INEOS told me that they want to change everything and that they want to rebuild with me, he sa…