Ferdinand doubt on ETH by warning parts have to fall into place for him to stay

Rio Ferdinand is unsure whether Erik ten Hag will keep his position as Manchester United manager at the end of the season if there isn't a drastic improvement around the club.

United have largely underwhelmed during Ten Hag's second season in charge, currently sitting sixth in the Premier League table - eight points adrift of fourth place Aston Villa - and having crashed out the Champions League.

The Dutchman's future is under intense scrutiny following the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS team who have been given sporting control at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag recently admitted his belief that Ratcliffe 'absolutely' has confidence in his capabilities to guide United back to success, but Ferdinand isn't as confident.

The United legend expressed concern over the lack of style of play being deployed by Ten Hag's team and revealed a change in the dugout could be made at the end of the season.

Speaking on his FIVE Youtube channel, Ferdinand said: 'It depends how [he finishes the season]. If he runs it close and they see an upturn in form and an upturn in the environment at the training ground.

'If they can see something where it's like, 'Okay we can see what it looks like going into next season maybe, if we add the right pieces to it as well'.

'Given the structure behind him now it could be [a different story]. A lot of moving parts have to fall into place for him to stay.

'But if they don't finish the season well and they're losing games and it looks like the dressing room ain't a harmonious place… and one thing I would say is, I don't think Jim Ratcliffe and his team are shy of making big decisions.'

'It wouldn't be a big thing for them if they had to intervene. They wouldn't be thinking, 'Oh I've got to work out the media