Or maybe, as Erik ten Hag said, they are colleagues with whom he is in constant communication. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox sat in a row at Villa Park. The new Manchester United hierarchy, the Ineos administration, always intended to make regular assessments of how it is going at Old Trafford.
Red Devils facing more defensive headaches after battling draw against Aston Villa
Latest Manchester United injury news with update son Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Mason Mount after the draw with Aston Villa