But former United captain Neville questioned the timing of the announcement, which came at 4pm on Christmas Eve, writing on X: “Manchester United 2023 has been a disgrace to the end. INEOS chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed to take a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United (Martin Rickett/PA)“The timing of this is truly awful and no functioning organisation would even think about it. Manchester United 2023 has been a disgrace to the end. Ratcliffe has agreed to inject around £236million into the club and INEOS will take over the management of United’s football operations. “Today might – just might – be a step forward for Manchester United after some very difficult years.

Source: Metro December 25, 2023 00:30 UTC