From transfers to Marcus Rashford: key issues now facing Manchester United

Jim Ratcliffe needs to get matters right on and off the pitch now he had decided to stick by Erik ten Hag.

ERIK THE RED: Erik ten Hag is to remain as Manchester United manager following a performance review. Photo credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Back the manager

If Jim Ratcliffe really means, as he posits, that “two or three years” are needed to revive Manchester United, the 71-year-old now needs to stick by Erik ten Hag barring only an apocalyptic run of form.