Simon Stone, BBC Sport chief football reporter
Since his co-ownership was announced on Christmas Eve, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and new United director Sir Dave Brailsford have presided over a complete overhaul of United’s backroom team.
The latest appointment was Jason Wilcox as technical director after his exit from Southampton was successfully negotiated.
United hope to secure the services of Dan Ashworth as sporting director but there is still no agreement on that with Newcastle and as it presently stands, it could be September, once the summer transfer window has closed, that the deal is finally completed.
Ten Hag is clearly under pressure.
However, his supporters continue to make the comparison with Mikel Arteta, who won the FA Cup in his first season as Arsenal boss but also finished eighth twice and then fifth before getting the squad he wanted.
Their win percentage is broadly similar, which fuels belief the situation is not quite as bad as some of the recent performances have made it appear.
