Hoping for fresh new look on the mounting to-do list at Old Trafford

SIR Jim Ratcliffe hasn’t officially become a part owner of Manchester United yet, but he already has a mounting to-do list for when he does. 

- RICHARD FAY

It might not be the full sale many supporters had hoped for, but there is hope that with Ratcliffe’s foot now in the door, he will eventually be able to open it fully before firmly closing it shut on the Glazer family. 

As well as taking a 25 per cent stake in the club, it is understood Ratcliffe’s Ineos team will also run the football side of the business, which has been the biggest issue for much of the last 18 years.

The hope is that Ratcliffe will come in with a fresh new look at the business and possess the power to make the changes that the Glazer family hasn’t had the knowledge or care to make themselves.

At the top of that list should be a full review of the football operations and the personnel currently tasked with running the different departments of the club.