During the first part of his pre-match press conference at Carrington this afternoon, the manager explained there has been no time for such dialogue since Sir Jim Ratcliffe reached an agreement to acquire a shareholding in United on Christmas Eve.
The Reds are still working through a busy festive schedule on the pitch and Ten Hag’s focus is therefore firmly on Saturday’s Premier League game at the City Ground, as his team look to kick on from a brilliant Boxing Day comeback to beat Aston Villa.
That thrilling 3-2 victory also remained a talking point in the opening half of his media briefing, which you can see in full below, while the manager also shared the latest news on our injured players and addressed Andre Onana’s selection by Cameroon for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.