Dan Ashworthsports director of the Manchester Unitedwas keen to take a public stance after the Red Devils’ debacle against Liverpool, staunchly defending the manager Ten Hag: “I have really enjoyed working with Erik over the last eight weeks. I see – we read on Fabrizio Romano – that my job is to support him in every way possible to fully concentrate on the training pitch and the tactical plan of the match to ensure success for the team.”
A comment also on the sale of Sancho: “We felt like we had enough depth in that particular position to be able to cover it. We have four really good wide players; Jadon was the fifth, and that allowed us to make that decision.”
Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada said of the Dutch coach: “Do we still believe in him? Absolutely. We think he is the right coach for us and we fully support him. Erik has our full support and we have worked closely together in this transfer window. We will continue to do so to help him get the best results from the team.”