17 February 2023 , 13:30
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Erik ten Hag has been in contact with the Glazer family about Manchester United's sale.
United are in the middle of a potential takeover, with interested parties having formalised their interest in buying the club by Friday's ‘soft’ deadline. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, owner of INEOS, a Red Devils fan and Britain's richest man, has been the most public in his interest, but consortiums from Saudi Arabia and Qatar are also expected bid.
Ten Hag said: “We are following it. It’s our club, but we are focusing on football, on training and our way of play, and games, we are focusing on that.
“We are enjoying our togetherness at the moment. It’s really enjoyable to work and we’re focusing on games and we are in four competitions. Others in the club will have to make decisions and give efforts in the process, as it’s not up to us.”
Asked if he had spoke to the Glazers about the potential sale, Ten Hag said: “From the start, yes. They informed me how the process will go. I focus on football, they are focusing on other parts, other departments of the club and how to get everything financed.”
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United are only five points behind leaders Manchester City, but Ten Hag played down talk of a title tilt in his first season, despite there still being 15 games left to play.
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Erik ten Hag has been kept informed of the Man Utd takeover process by the Glazers (Getty Images)“We don’t think about that so far,” said Ten Hag. “What we have to do is to put us, in April, in the right position, so our thinking can only be on the next game. We always have to better than the previous game and think about it game by game - that is where our energy and focus is.
“It means that we have to win on Sunday and we have to collect the three points against Leicester, and that demands a lot of energy and it demands high standards.”
With United fighting on four fronts, their fixture schedule is relentless, with games every three or four days, but Ten Hag said the players are relishing the challenge.
“We have already been in this rhythm for many weeks and so our players are doing really well in their sleep, their recovery, their food and they will be ready for Sunday, definitely,” the Dutchman added.
“The players in our squad like it. They like to play big games and they know also, as a team and individuals, that you grow from such games. Today we are better players, a better team, so that will help us in our process.
“We are going in the right direction, so we have to keep this process going. We will analyse again, we will criticise, see what went good, what went wrong, and move on. Sunday is the next game, the next big game.”