• Minority owner evasive when asked about club’s manager
• Ratcliffe: ‘I don’t want to answer that … he’s a good coach’

The Manchester United co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has added to the uncertainty of Erik ten Hag’s future by declaring any decision on the manager is “not my call”.

Speaking in Barcelona, in the aftermath of the Ineos Britannia, the sailing team he funds, winning the Louis Vuitton Cup to reach next week’s America’s Cup, Ratcliffe was asked about his other sporting interest.

• Ben Ainslie will lead GB against New Zealand next week
• Britain competing for Auld Mug for first time in 60 years

Britain will compete for the ­America’s Cup for the first time in 60 years after securing the victory needed for the right to face the defending ­champions, New Zealand, next week. “We’ve got one more to go, boys,” the skipper, Sir Ben Ainslie, reminded his crew, as they crossed the finish line to defeat their Italian rivals.

Ineos Britannia had won the first of two scheduled races to secure a 7-4 victory in Barcelona over Luna Rossa in a best-of-13 series to lift the Louis Vuitton Cup.

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We await the full verdict. The devil, as always, will be in the detail.

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From Villa’s emotional win to a Dortmund blitz, we hand out honours (and dishonours) from the the second round of action

Aston Villa - There wasn’t a dry eye in the house – among home fans anyway – as Aston Villa celebrated beating mighty Bayern Munich. For the German giants, who suffered a first group-stage defeat since 2017, Vincent Kompany’s coaching experience at this level could be in question. But credit Villa’s manager. Just as in the Premier League at Burnley last season, Unai Emery did a number on Kompany, and of the two World Cup-winning keepers, it was Emi Martínez who outshone Manuel Neuer on Wednesday night. Just as in 1982’s European Cup final, Villa beat Bayern 1-0. The goal came from a player who (sort of) shares his surname with Birmingham’s most famous pop group. Jhon Durán’s beautiful, first-time finish caught Neuer roaming. “I never saw where the goalkeeper was,” admitted Durán. He was almost sold in the summer, but has scored six times this season, five as a sub. The Colombian, once of Chicago Fire, is a brilliant finisher, a true wildcard to throw into what was already a dangerous forward line of talented Englishmen in Ollie Watkins, Jaden Philogene, Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey. Villa Park swelled with pride and emotion in England’s second city.

Few doubted the high difficulty facing Russell Martin at Southampton this season. This lesson in south-coast superiority only confirmed that. If the Saints’ manager has credit in the bank, his team’s inability to learn from mistakes is beginning to bite.

The best that can be said for Saints is that there may be safety in numbers. This was the last chance for the promoted teams to pick up a win from the first six Premier League rounds.