Sir Jim Ratcliffe has revealed that Erik ten Hag was "doing too much" in his management role at Manchester United before he assumed control of the club.
Ratcliffe invested £1.3billion to secure a 27.7% share in the Red Devils early in 2024, effectively taking over their football operations.
Building on this, he made several vital executive appointments, notably attracting Omar Berrada from Manchester City to fill the CEO position, appointing Jason Wilcox as technical director, and bringing in Dan Ashworth, formerly of Newcastle, as United's sporting director.
Those moves were made to lighten Ten Hag's load, who, for his initial two seasons at Old Trafford, operated in tandem with then-football director John Murtough concerning recruitment.
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