After the unexpected victory against rivals City, United’s management began an evaluation of the team’s season, but the Dutchman’s future is still up for debate.
The conversation leading up to the game centered on manager Ten Hag’s prospects of retaining his position.
Some even said that Ten Hag would be fired regardless of the result at Wembley, blaming the Dutchman for a disastrous season in which United finished eighth, their lowest place since the 1989–1990 campaign, which nearly cost Sir Alex Ferguson his job.
Ten Hag remained firm and stated in a Dutch interview that he had been informed that Ineos, the new co-owner, intended to rebuild the team “with me.”
As it happened, the appraisal was a little exaggerated.
Ten Hag was expressing his opinions based on several earlier discussions he had with Jason Wilcox, Sir Dave Brailsford, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Ineos group that was first in charge of managing the Old Trafford football team after the ownership transfer.
In actuality, United promised a thorough evaluation at the conclusion of the campaign, and the manager’s future was to be considered.
