(sabasports report)Changes to Manchester United’s coaching staff will continue to test manager Erik ten Hag’s relationship with the Ineos Group, according to the Manchester Evening News. When Jason Wilcox showed up for United training with Dave Brailsford and Sir Jim Ratcliffe at the end of the season, Erik ten Hag might have felt he was being watched. Wilcox, who has been appointed by Ineos as United’s technical director, is helping the club establish a model for the game.
Wilcox was highly regarded during his spells at Manchester City and Southampton, and he has also made an impact at United. His task was to watch the team train, observe Tenhach up close, and then report back to Ineos on Tenhach’s training methods, his relationship with the players and whether any changes needed to be made. Such feedback is strictly confidential and Brailsford has met individually with the team to find out what they think.
Erik ten Hag’s retention does not mean reforms cannot come, with the two sides yet to agree on a new contract. In the future, how much Erik ten Hag has a say in player transfers will be key. It is understood that there could also be changes to Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff, which could become another key dividing line between Erik ten Hag and the Ineos group. Ruud van Nistelrooy has been asked to join Manchester United’s coaching staff as he mulls a return to the club, according to reports on Sunday.