Erik ten Hag has survived another close scare at Man Utd but there is an increasing feeling that Ineos really need their faith in the Dutchman to pay off.

Perhaps they constituted a five-man firing squad in the plush seats. Or maybe, as Erik ten Hag said, they are colleagues with whom he is in constant communication. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford,

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag finds himself in a precarious position as uncertainty clouds his future at Old Trafford.