SIR JIM RATCLIFFE gave no update on Erik ten Hag’s future following SEVEN HOURS of talks with Manchester United bosses in London on Tuesday.

The Red Devils’ co-owner met with several key club chiefs in the capital following a dismal start to the season.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe left the meeting in a car with blacked out windows

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford following the board meeting at Ineos HQ

The Ineos chief, 71, did not stop to answer questions

He was seen arriving at the London meeting on Tuesday

But Ratcliffe gave no update on Erik ten Hag’s future

Ten Hag has overseen Man Utd’s worst ever start to a Premier League season

He was seen arriving for the meeting at around 9:30am, while Sir Dave Brailsford and sporting director Dan Ashworth were also spotted heading into the building.

Man Utd have their worst ever return from the opening seven Premier League games, picking up just eight points and languishing in 14th place.

Without a win in five matches in all competitions, Ten Hag heads into the international break with his future uncertain.

However, Ratcliffe offered no insight into the manager’s position after the meeting.

The Ineos chief, 71, left the venue via a rear exit at 4:45pm.

He then whizzed off in a car with blacked out windows, refusing to stop and answer questions.

This leaves fans no closer to learning whether Ten Hag will still be in charge come their next game against Brentford at Old Trafford on October 19.

Ratcliffe has held crunch talks with Manchester United bosses

Ratcliffe’s right-hand man Sir Dave Brailsford, right, was also in attendance at the meeting

Sporting director Dan Ashworth was also at the showdown talks

He will be entitled to a £17.5million pay-off, one of the biggest in Man Utd’s history.

If Ten Hag is dismissed, he is set for a huge pay-off having penned a one-year extension in the summer.

Ten Hag’s assistant and club legend Ruud van Nistelrooy is favourite to become the next Man Utd boss on an interim basis.

Former England boss Gareth Southgate, ex-Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel, former Chelsea head coach Graham Potter, Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna and former Liverpool target Ruben Amorim are among the other contenders.

Man Utd considered replacing Ten Hag in the summer after the club finished eighth – their lowest-ever position in Premier League history.

But a 2-1 FA Cup final win over rivals Manchester City, adding to his 2023 Carabao Cup, temporarily saved Ten Hag from the axe.

Club representatives discussed Thomas Frank and Mauricio Pochettino’s replacement during the 54-year-old’s trip to the FA Cup final.

According to reports, club management spoke with Tuchel and looked at his possibilities during a July end-of-season review.

However, when Brailsford flew to Ibiza for a four-hour meeting at Ten Hag’s villa in June, United ultimately pulled off a remarkable about-face.

Now, though, after a terrible start to the season, the Dutchman’s time might be over.

As the jobless coach searches for a means to return to football, Tuchel has been cited as a possible replacement once again.