What Manchester United have told Erik ten Hag about his future

Erik ten Hag insists he has received backing from the Manchester United hierarchy despite the team's dismal form.

United have lost 12 of their 24 games this season - as many as in the entirety of last season - and their win percentage under Ten Hag has plummeted from 69% to 50% since the League Cup final in February.

Premier League leaders Liverpool host United on Sunday at Anfield, where United are winless in their last eight. United lost their last two games to Bournemouth and Bayern Munich, which confirmed their complete elimination from European competitions this season.

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As the Ineos Group wait to ratify their 25% stake in United, the state of flux at the club offers Ten Hag relative security. Patrick Stewart is the interim chief executive and football director John Murtough has no intention of replacing Ten Hag.

"I feel that and they tell it to me," Ten Hag said when asked if he still has the confidence of the club. "And that's fine, that's okay but I'm focusing on the process, I'm focusing to make this team play better, I'm focusing on making the individuals better, that's my concern. It's all what I'm doing: I'm focusing on the team.

"No (I'm not concerned). There's no concern because I'm here to win and I have to make the team play better. If you play good and even then I say good is not good enough. We are inconsistent and I have to work on the team playing for longer periods on a high level.

"I'm not concerned about [my future]. I want to win, I want to win with my team, I want to progress with my team in the right direction.

"So we are here in a project.