Erik ten Hag's 'belief' over Manchester United role ahead of make-or-break meeting

Manchester United manager believes this week's executive committee meeting will not end with him being sacked, it has been claimed.

United co-owner is due to meet with the club's higher-ups in London on Tuesday, with Ten Hag's future expected to be a topic of discussion. The team sit 14th in the table going into the international break, despite spending £200m on new signings over the summer.

Ratcliffe was asked about the manager's future before Sunday's match against Aston Villa, and hinted his own feelings about Ten Hag wouldn't be the deciding factor. 's football management team, including CEO Omar Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth, are expected to be the ones to give firm recommendations on what's next for Ten Hag.

left United with just five goals from eight games, with only scoring fewer. Despite a second successive slow start, though, the manager is said to be confident he will be given more time.

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According to the , Ten Hag believes he still has the backing of the club's decision-makers. The same publication confirms the upcoming meeting of United's executive committee hasn't been arranged specifically to discuss the manager's future, but has been in the diary for some time.

In addition to Ratcliffe, Berrada, Ashworth, the meeting will be attended by technical director Jason Wilcox and Ratcliffe's United co-owner Joel Glazer. Glazer is understood to have been in Manchester for a fans' advisory board meeting before heading south.

Ten Hag has been permitted to take a short holiday as some of his players head off on international duty, and he is said to expect to be in charge for the match against Brentford on October 19. A number of contenders have been mentioned if United do opt for a change, though, with .

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Ratcliffe spoke to the before the Villa game, when he was in for the Americas Cup. He was asked whether he had faith in Ten Hag, days before taking his seat at Villa Park, and .

"I don’t want to answer that question…" Ratcliffe said. "I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach but at the end of the day it’s not my call, it’s the management team that’s running that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.

"But that team that’s running Manchester United has only been together since June or July. They weren’t there in January, February, March or April – [CEO] Omar [Berrada], [Sporting Director] Dan Ashworth - they only arrived in July

"They’ve only been there…you can count it in weeks almost - they’ve not been there a long time so they need to take stock and make some sensible decisions. Our objective is very clear - we want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it’s not there yet, obviously - that’s very clear.”

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