Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said Manchester United will need to take “difficult and unpopular decisions” if the club is to restore its place at the top of English and European football.
Ratcliffe acquired a 27.7% stake of United earlier this year and later said he wished to break Manchester City and Liverpool‘s recent dominance. However, it has proved a difficult year at Old Trafford, with manager Erik ten Hag sacked as the club was on course to place even lower than last season’s worst-ever Premier League finish.
United have rebounded slightly under new manager Ruben Amorim, although they remain in the bottom half of the Premier League.
Speaking to club fanzine United We Stand, Ratcliffe described United’s existing state as “mediocre.”
“Manchester United has become mediocre,” he said. “It is supposed to be one of the best football clubs in the world.
“We have to make some difficult and unpopular decisions. If you shy away from the difficult decisions, then nothing much is going to change.”
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