Erik ten Hag may have discovered his first Manchester United disagreement with Sir Jim Ratcliffe
When a new regime enters a football club, there is always scope for agreement and disagreement with the incumbent manager and the new boardroom figure.
Erik ten Hag's opposite number on Tuesday evening knows this all too well. Thomas Tuchel and Todd Boehly clashed almost immediately when the latter arrived at Premier League rivals Chelsea.
Eventually, when Boehly was wanting to be too involved with the recruitment of players, the relationship completely broke down and Tuchel was out of Stamford Bridge. Currently, there is no suggestion a similar decline will transpire when Sir Jim Ratcliffe finally arrives at Old Trafford, but it is of course a possibility.
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While the takeover process has been hit with an endless amount of delays, it is still widely expected that INEOS will acquire a 25 per cent stake in United. Their arrival will prompt a new hands-on approach to the football project with figures like Sir Dave Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc thought to be lined up to get involved.
All signs suggest the INEOS team have no desire to get rid of Ten Hag and ultimately that is the right call. But that doesn't mean they will be immune from clashes and perhaps the first source of disagreement has now been discovered.
On Monday, quotes from Ratcliffe's book which was released in the summer, reared their head again in the press. Of particular focus was the British billionaire's mocking of Bruno Fernandes.
In an off-the-cuff remark, Ratcliffe took aim at Fernandes feigning injury last season during the 7-0 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool. "A far cry from Bruno Fernandes clutching his untouched
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