Erik Ten Hag will remain Manchester United’s manager following a post-season evaluation by the club’s board.

It is known that they are now in talks with Ten Hag about extending his contract, which is coming to the conclusion.

United initiated their assessment immediately following the FA Cup final. Ten Hag went into the game against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium with reports circulating that he would be fired regardless of the outcome.

Instead, United’s deserved 2-1 triumph allowed the club’s leadership to approach the assessment more positively.

It is understood that “constructive conversations” with Ten Hag occurred over the outcome of the review.

All possibilities were discussed, and the clear preference was for the 54-year-old Dutchman to continue in command.

Ten Hag is understood to be pleased with the decision on Tuesday, however there have been reports that he was irritated by the time it took United to reach their conclusion.

United do not believe two weeks is an unrealistic amount of time to do a full evaluation of the first season after a change of ownership.

Thomas Tuchel is said to have spoken with new United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe last week but has ruled himself out of the running, while the club’s interest in Mauricio Pochettino has cooled despite his availability following his departure from Chelsea.

Graham Potter, Thomas Frank, Roberto de Zerbi, and current England manager Gareth Southgate were all associated with the post, however Brentford were never approached about Frank, and appointing Southgate this summer was difficult owing to his England obligations.

Ten Hag has gone on holiday with his family in Ibiza.

United finished ninth last season, their lowest position in the Premier League era, despite suffering the most injuries, with 45 distinct cases documented, which Ten Hag frequently blamed for several poor performances.

The Dutchman took over at Old Trafford in 2022, becoming United’s fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013, succeeding David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

He joined Old Trafford after a brilliant four-and-a-half-year career at Ajax, where he won three Eredivisie titles and two Dutch cups.

In his inaugural season, he guided the club to third place in the Premier League, as well as the EFL Cup and FA Cup finals.

He won his first title as United manager in February 2023, when the Red Devils defeated Newcastle to win the EFL Cup, but they were defeated by Manchester City in the FA Cup final three months later.

The 2023-24 season proved more difficult, culminating in an early elimination from the Champions League after placing last in their group.

United started poorly, losing six of their first ten games, including Champions League defeats to Galatasaray and Bayern Munich. They also concluded poorly; despite winning the FA Cup final, they only won five of their final 12 games in all competitions.