Premier League 2024/25: Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada shows full support for manager Erik Ten Hag

In July, the Dutchman was granted a one-year contract extension after club bosses explored other options. However, following Sunday's devastating 3-0 home loss to Liverpool, the pressure is once again mounting on Ten Hag. This defeat marked United's second loss in three games this season, leaving them in 14th place on the table.

Speaking alongside new sporting director Dan Ashworth shortly before kick-off against Liverpool, Berrada said it would take more than a couple of bad results to shake the club's belief in their manager. "Do we still believe in Erik? Absolutely," he said. "We think Erik is the right coach for us and we're fully backing him."

Ten Hag's contract was extended before either Berrada or Ashworth had taken up their positions but both said they were happy with the decision.

Ashworth said: "I've really enjoyed working with Erik for the last eight weeks. "I see my job is to support him in every way I possibly can and whether that's operationally, whether that's with recruitment, whether that's with medical, whether that's with psychology, whether that's training ground flow, it's just to take as much of that off him to allow him to fully focus on the training pitch and the match tactical plan to deliver success for Manchester United."

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Ashworth's first few weeks in the job were dominated by the transfer window, in which United signed Matthijs De Ligt, Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro and Noussair Mazraoui. But just as notable were the departures of players including Scott McTominay and Jadon Sancho. After a falling-out with Ten Hag early last season, Sancho returned to former club Borussia Dortmund on loan in January.

The pair appeared to have made up as Sancho took part in United's pre-season and played in the Community Shield but on deadline day he joined Chelsea on loan with an obligation to buy. Asked what had changed, Ashworth said it had been down to the player's wish to move on.

"We felt we had enough depth in that particular position to be able to cover it, we've got four really good wide players -- Jadon was a fifth -- and it just enabled us to make that decision that if it was good for him and good for us it was something we were willing to consider," he said.

"He wanted to explore the opportunity at Chelsea, like Scott wanted to explore the opportunity at Napoli, like Aaron (Wan-Bissaka) wanted to explore the opportunity at West Ham. We're not in a position where we're kicking players out of the club."

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