jmetaB02c25fff061f7083342ef97927353ef84c6b0a8728d1851698963f893e40483d0f@4ba663765714781ad949364b671673879192dba9aa98eb129d0e821daf4b779erss.item metarss.netM¦ <item> <title>The strange case of the axing of Erik ten Hag that never happened</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/12/the-strange-case-axing-erik-ten-hag-never-happened-manchester-united</link> <description><p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Manchester United advisers were minded to sack the Dutchman but in the end another trophy changed their minds</p><p>The documentary of how Manchester Unitedâs Sir Jim Ratcliffe-led season review ended with Erik&nbsp;ten&nbsp;Hag keeping his job as manager would show a forensic, painstaking process, according to&nbsp;a&nbsp;high-ranking club executive. The non in-house version might differ as it would show Ratcliffe and&nbsp;his advisers being <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/24/manchester-united-decide-to-sack-erik-ten-hag-regardless-of-cup-final-outcome">minded to sack the Dutchman</a> before a number of factors ultimately persuaded them that Ten Hag should remain in post.</p><p>Ten Hag probably stopped contemplating clearing his United desk after Ratcliffeâs beauty parade&nbsp;of Thomas Tuchel, Kieran McKenna (who signed a lucrative new contract with Ipswich), Mauricio Pochettino, Roberto De&nbsp;Zerbi, Thomas Frank, Graham&nbsp;Potter, Gary OâNeil, Paulo Fonseca and Gareth Southgate as&nbsp;potential replacements ended with them all judged less handsome&nbsp;than the incumbent.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/12/the-strange-case-axing-erik-ten-hag-never-happened-manchester-united">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchester-united">Manchester United</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/erik-ten-hag">Erik ten Hag</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:25:45 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/12/the-strange-case-axing-erik-ten-hag-never-happened-manchester-united</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b002f0bfeac62439ef72907429ad34d1445a5f53/0_157_4714_2828/master/4714.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0b0064b6805e0f68d432043d3f2097e4"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b002f0bfeac62439ef72907429ad34d1445a5f53/0_157_4714_2828/master/4714.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=69507909508d795c5a7fa2e5fc86bfd6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jamie Jackson</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-06-12T17:25:45Z</dc:date> </item>
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