{"id":95286,"date":"2023-10-30T00:46:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95286"},"modified":"2023-10-30T00:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:46:54","slug":"ten-hag-says-his-players-are-not-affected-by-uniteds-ownership-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/ten-hag-says-his-players-are-not-affected-by-uniteds-ownership-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Hag says his players are NOT affected by United&apos;s ownership saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Erik ten Hag says his players are NOT affected by Manchester United&#8217;s ownership saga and Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s bid despite the club&#8217;s slow start to the season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag believes his players are not affected by Man United&#8217;s takeover saga<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There is a lack of clarity over how exactly the club will be run in the future\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United players aren\u2019t being distracted by the club\u2019s ownership saga with Sir Jim Ratcliffe poised to buy a 25 per cent stake of the club and take control of the football department.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Erik ten Hag is certain they are focussed on Sunday\u2019s showdown with Manchester City even though the future is unclear once Ratcliffe completes his \u00a31.4billion purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t believe the squad is affected. They are not thinking about strategic reviews or structures or whatever,\u2019 said ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Of course they are committed to the club but especially they are committed to this team. They want to be successful and are therefore aware they need co-operation with their team-mates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138947-0-image-a-26_1698576165599.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag says his players are not being affected by Manchester United&#8217;s takeover saga\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138951-0-image-a-27_1698576234788.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks to be on the verge of sealing a 25 per cent stake in the Premier League club<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/10\/77138955-0-image-a-28_1698576298205.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Protests against the Glazers soundtrack games regularly but the family is set to retain a large percentage of the club\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That is how the players are thinking. They want to play with the best and when co-operation grows, it is to their benefit.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag\u2019s tenure at Old Trafford has been dogged by fans\u2019 opposition to the Glazer ownership.<\/p>\n<p>The Americans seemed set to sell at one stage to Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim but he has withdrawn interest with The Glazers keen to sell a stake but keep overall control.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe, a lifelong United fan, is also the owner of French club Nice and there could be radical changes in recruitment at Old Trafford if he is given power.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12685285\/Erik-ten-Hag-says-players-NOT-affected-Manchester-Uniteds-ownership-saga-Sir-Jim-Ratcliffes-bid-despite-clubs-slow-start-season.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag says his players are NOT affected by Manchester United&#8217;s ownership saga and Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s bid despite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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