Ten Hag 'set to earn a stay of execution at Man United with Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Erik ten Hag is set to earn a stay of execution at Manchester United with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS planning for him to remain in charge next season, reports say.

The under-pressure manager helped ease speculation over his future after steering United to a dramatic FA Cup quarter-final victory against Liverpool a week ago, a result that set up a showdown against Championship side Coventry at Wembley.

i have claimed that the win, clinched by Amad Diallo's last-gasp goal, has almost certainly rescued Ten Hag and ensured he will be in post until the summer. INEOS are expected to step up their efforts to rebuild United ahead of the next campaign.

Ten Hag's situation could still change, however. A string of poor results after the international break would further push United away from the Champions League spots, and insiders have confirmed this would work against the man in the hot seat.

As it stands, Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford have no plans to make a change.

Neither figure would directly axe Ten Hag, i have added. United are still working to take Dan Ashworth from Newcastle and install him as their new sporting director - and he, alongside chief executive Omar Berrada, would make the final decision.

Berrada will commence work at Old Trafford in the summer. It is not known when Ashworth could join him, with United haggling over a compensation fee that would allow him to cut short his gardening leave. No agreement has yet been reached.

'Making big calls without consulting the experts is not what Sir Dave does,' a source has told i. 'If anything, he will ask too many people's opinions.

'Delegating to the right people is his thing. He is fully aware Ashworth and Berrada know better than he does whether Ten Hag is right for