Manchester United's decision to keep Erik ten Hag as manager is largely dependent on the Dutchman building a good working relationship with the club’s new leadership group.
Speaking in between training sessions on Friday, Ten Hag wanted to banish any lingering issues over the fact that Ineos sporting director Sir Dave Brailsford and United’s new technical director Jason Wilcox spoke to candidates for his job at the end of last season.
‘We are now in new season,’ said Ten Hag. ‘We left everything behind, we are looking forward. It's a great project. We want to work and we want to win.