Man Utd takeover LIVE: Ten Hag brings in new rule after Sancho bust-up, Maguire latest

Clue in original sale statement

It’s now been a whopping 297 days since the Glazers released a statement to say they were “exploring strategic opportunities” for Manchester United.

The takeover process has dragged on and on and becoming increasingly farsical with every passing day. But there is a line in the original statement which shows that a sale was never promised.

“There can be no assurance that the review being undertaken will result in any transaction involving the Company,” it reads.

Ten Hag ‘very strict’

James Garner has provided an insight into Erik ten Hag’s approach on the training ground.

“Ten Hag is a very approachable guy but is very strict,” the former United midfielder told BBC Sport. “He takes no-one bending the rules. He will say it how it is and will punish people if they have done the wrong things. My talk with him was easy.

“I asked him plain and simple whether I was going to be in the squad or if he saw me playing a part. I felt the conversation did not go as well as I wanted and I made the decision to move.”

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