When Ratcliffe was asked who, other than United, he would want to win the Premier League, he said: “I hate them all.
“You’ve got Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal. I don’t know. They’re all the enemy. I couldn’t possibly choose one.”
He continued: “[Winning the league] would be good for Arteta. It would be good for him because he’s done really well and Arsenal have been patient with him.”
Despite advancing to the FA Cup semi-finals and staying in contention for qualification for next season’s Champions League, Ratcliffe remains unconvinced by Ten Hag, according to the Star.
If he is dismissed in the summer, the Dutchman is reportedly set to receive up to £10 million in compensation, a year prior to the expiration of his contract with United.
Back in February, when asked if Ratcliffe had confidence in him, Ten Hag replied: “Absolutely, I had that feeling. We have so many talks, we are very aligned. We have the same ambition, we are very aligned in the process.”
“It’s not from his press conference! We speak a lot, there are many conversations with him, with Dave Brailsford about this club, about the team, about the structures, we are very aligned. I embrace totally the ambitions.
“It totally fits with ambitions I have, the ambitions I had when I came in. We are in that project. I’m 19 months in and I see we are going in the right direction.
“We have had setbacks in the second season but you see the team coming, you see the squad progressing and developing, just keep going in the process, work hard on the training pitch, work hard during games. It’s very important to have the players fit but also to construct a squad which is robust.
“I am sure we will be strong and we will be even stronger when we add to this squad even more qualities.”