Sky Sports understands Dundee United boss Mixu Paatelainen has held talks over his future at Tannadice. Paatelainens future at the club is in doubt after United were relegated to the second tier of Scottish football for the first time in 20 years. Dundee United won the Scottish Premier Division with a 2-1 win at Dens Park in 1983; they have now been relegated for the first time since 1995 at the same Uniteds misery was compounded as they lost their Scottish Premiership status after a 2-1 defeat to rivals Dundee at Dens Park. Local media reports have suggested Paatelainen will pay for failing to keep the club in the top flight, but the 49-year-old has already indicated he would like to remain in his post.Meanwhile, United midfielder John Rankin has called on chairman Stephen Thompson to be forthright on his plans for the the club. United supporters have vented their frustrations at Thompson following the departure of a number of high-profile players from the club over the past two years. John Rankin applauds the away support after the 2-1 defeat on Monday night Rankin said: Everything has made an impact over the last 18 months when you look at the things that have gone on both on and off the pitch.Its been a turbulent period. Things have happened we have no control over but thats no excuse. Weve not been good enough. The club needs clarity. I dont know if the chairman is trying to sell or keep a hold of the club but if he is we need a bit of clarity so everyone knows what is happening.Were going to find ourselves in the Championship and that will be a difficult division to get out of. I know that from previous experience. I played in it 10 years ago and it was extremely difficult to get out of then. Its only got stronger since.Whoever comes in, they will find it very difficult. 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Bronson Arroyo (1-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings for Arizona. The Diamondbacks have lost nine of 10 and have the worst record in the majors (5-17). Arroyo and Wood were plenty familiar with each other having been teammates on the Cincinnati Reds from 2010-11. Wood tagged Arroyo with his three-run homer in the second inning and RBI double in the fourth. With the bases loaded in the sixth, Gibson called on J.J. Putz to face Wood, and Wood hit the ball right back to the right-hander to start an inning-ending double play. "Its supposed to be the free out in the lineup," Arroyo said. "Tonight it obviously wasnt, I mean, (Wood) pushed across almost all the runs. Hes always been good at the plate, thats something you just dont want to let beat you, but thats the way it went tonight." Wood, with a grin, admitted he was swinging hard for another home run when he faced Putz. The right-handed swinging, lefty-throwing Wood was unsure if an opposing manager had ever made a pitching change with him at the plate. Cubs manager Rick Renteria said he has not previously seen a reliever brought in to face a pitcher. "He was a one-man wrecking crew," Renteria said of Wood. "I can see where (Gibson) was looking a guy who was swinging the bat today. His sense was he needed more velocity and Putzs split." Welington Castillo hit a two-out bloop single to right field to score Starlin Castro from second for a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Ryan Kalish followed Castillos RBI single with a single of his own to extend the inning. Arroyo fell behind in the count 1-0 before Wood hit a hanging slider for a three-run shot into the left field bleachers. It was Woods seventh career home run. 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