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Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has revealed he was told Manchester United planned to sack Erik ten Hag if his side failed to beat Aston Villa., the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – suggested the Dutch manager came out “very vociferously” after the 0-0 draw at Villa Park.
The point against Villa means United have made their worst start to a league season in 35 years as they currently sit 14th in the Premier League table. The Manchester giants’ hierarchy held a meeting at the INEOS offices in Knightsbridge on Tuesday, where Ten Hag’s future was discussed. But Old Trafford chiefs have insisted it was a regular meeting that was already planned in the diary as Sir Jim Ratcliffe led the talks with chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox.Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST.
“The rumours were pretty clear from a lot of the sources I’ve been speaking to that no, it was going to be a definite sacking if Ten Hag didn’t win against Villa.“He’s actually gone on holiday as I understand it, believing that everything’s going well and is going according to plan.Man United’s plan to hold Max Allegri talks revealed.
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