INEOS 'DON'T want to sack Erik ten Hag', claims Gary Neville - as he names how long they need to turn Man United around

Gary Neville has claimed that INEOS don't want to sack Manchester United head Erik 10 Hag.

Ten Hag's early has been nan taxable of overmuch discussion, pinch United successful 14th spot successful nan apical formation aft enduring their worst ever commencement to a Premier League season.

After losing 3-0 to Tottenham followed by a chaotic 3-3 tie against Porto successful nan Europa League, a goalless tie distant to Aston Villa connected Sunday could beryllium seen arsenic a mini measurement successful nan correct guidance for Ten Hag.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe was successful attendance astatine Villa Park on pinch INEOS head of athletics Sir Dave Brailsford, United's main executive Omar Berrada and sporting head Dan Ashworth.

Former United defender Neville, meanwhile, has named nan timeframe that he feels INEOS require successful bid to amended matters and suggested that Ten Hag is still backed by nan powers that be.

Neville added that he feels it is improbable that INEOS will want to sack 10 Hag this season, particularly aft deciding to support him successful nan summer.

He stated that he feels INEOS request astir 2 aliases 3 years to amended United's situation. 

Neville told Sky Sports: 'They decidedly won't want to do thing this season. No nine wants to sack a head during nan mediate of nan season. It's not conscionable a reflection connected nan manager, it's a reflection upon them. 

'Even though INEOS person travel into nan nine successful nan past fewer months successful position of taking power of nan shot broadside - and Dan Ashworth and Omar Berrada person only been successful for a mates of months - you can't really onshore nan blasted astatine their door. They're going to request 2 aliases 3 years to benignant this out.

'But nan nine did make nan determination to support Ten Hag successful nan summer, truthful they won't want to reverse that determination wrong nan first six aliases 7 games. They person conscionable sewage to dream [something happens] successful this adjacent mates of weeks - done possibly a reset, immoderate reasoning time, immoderate planning.'

However, Neville suggested that 10 Hag needs to oversee an betterment successful results up of nan November world break.  

He said: 'Manchester United fans, coaches, players person talked astir this caller building that surrounds Ten Hag, it needs to spell to activity rather quickly successful nan adjacent fewer weeks.

'If nan adjacent world break comes astir and Manchester United are still successful that 13th, 14th position successful nan league, I deliberation there's going to beryllium a batch of pressure.

'The adjacent fewer weeks are captious successful making judge they tin someway get immoderate momentum for nan remainder of nan play truthful that Ten Hag tin support his job.

'Because nary United instrumentality wants to spot Ten Hag suffer his occupation either, that would conscionable consciousness for illustration we're connected a roundabout, conscionable spinning nan aforesaid measurement we person for nan past 10 to 12 years.' 

Speaking aft nan crippled against Villa, Ten Hag insisted that he retains nan support of Ratcliffe.

Ten Hag said: 'I don't person immoderate thought that's different because [otherwise] they should person told me. We pass very openly. It's very transparent.

'We are each connected committee together, connected 1 page. We cognize what we are moving done is simply a semipermanent process. I speak continually pinch them. After nan crippled I person to do my occupation – talking to nan players, managing nan players and answering questions from nan media.'