Manchester United are continuing to leave Erik ten Hag in the dark over his future at Old Trafford despite their FA Cup triumph over local rivals Manchester City at Wembley at the weekend – and with no move seemingly being taken to appoint a new manager, Craig Burley has labelled the club’s new owners INEOS ‘an absolute disgrace’ – before calling them out for leaving the Dutchman hanging.
Ten Hag enjoyed a successful first season as United boss by coming third in the Premier League, alongside winning the Carabao Cup and reaching the FA Cup final, but this season has been the opposite with a series of early exits in cup competitions and an eighth-placed finish in the top-flight; United’s lowest in the Premier League era. Calls were made for him to be sacked but he masterminded a 2-1 win over local rivals City at Wembley to lift the FA Cup, and having released the shackles over what seemed a certain exit, his future now remains in the balance as opposed to the nails being in the coffin.
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The Dutchman is still in the dark over his future at Old Trafford
However, with Ten Hag’s future still undecided due to a lack of a statement being released to notify fans over the Dutchman’s fate, INEOS have been labelled as a ‘disgrace’ by former Chelsea and Celtic star Craig Burley – with the Scot singling out the new ownership for their lack of commitment to their boss following his recent win. He said on ESPN FC:
“Can I just say before we go any further: Manchester United are an absolute disgrace.
“If this was the Glazers running the football department, we’d be saying ‘this is horrendous, the Glazers know nothing about football, how can you leave the guy hanging?’. Come on. Most people know he’s probably going to be sacked.
“But now we’re at Tuesday, we’re three days after the FA Cup final and everyone is still hanging. If the Glazers were doing that, people would be saying they are ‘absolutely clueless’ – so what are Jim Ratcliffe, INEOS and Dave Brailsford doing?”
