Manchester United's chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe has continued to cut costs at Old Trafford by shutting down the canteen and limiting the menu at Carrington

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Changes made to meals for staff at Old Trafford and Carrington

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe also trims food offering at training baseBillionaire Ineos owner out to make club leaner operationSir Jim Ratcliffe is to close the staff canteen at Old Trafford and replace the free lunches currently on offer with fruit, the Guardian understands.The club’s largest single minority shareholder is also set to implement a similar move at United’s Carrington training base, with only players receiving lunch as gratis. The remainder of staff there will be offered soup and bread. Continue reading...

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Manchester United have slashed their lunch options with only first-team players not being served soup and sandwiches at their Carrington training ground as Sir Jim Ratcliffe cuts costs

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has cut losses across their sporting empire as he looks to put his full focus on Manchester United

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has cut 250 jobs at Manchester United and is plotting a further 100 redundancies, prompting a spate of leaks to the media from unhappy members of staff

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Manchester United have threatened staff with the staff over leaks to the press, in a leaked email sent by the club's chief executive Omar Berrada amid Sir Jim Ratcliffe's ongoing job cuts

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Jackie Kay, the head of team operations, has been sacked by Manchester United as Sir Jim Ratcliffe continues his ruthless cost-cutting exercise at Old Trafford

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's round of redundancies at Manchester United is continuing apace and the dismissal of Jackie Kay, a popular and long-serving member of staff, has caused a stir

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Sheikh Jassim was long tipped to replace the Glazers and buy Manchester United

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Financial results reveal former sporting director’s payoffUnited paid about £3m to take Ashworth from NewcastleManchester United have revealed they paid £4.1m to Dan Ashworth when he left after only five months at Old Trafford. It cost the club about £3m in compensation last summer to acquire the sporting director from Newcastle but they parted ways in December.Ashworth’s exit came after the sacking of Erik ten Hag and his staff in October, which cost United £10.4m. United made great effort to prise Ashworth away from Newcastle but a decision was made for him to depart after a summer of underwhelming recruitment and amid a difficult relationship with the minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Continue reading...

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Former sporting director lasted five months at UnitedClub made £27.7m loss over three months to end of 2024Manchester United have revealed that hiring Dan Ashworth and parting ways five months later cost them £4.1m. That figure covers the compensation paid to Newcastle and the payoff the sporting director received when he departed in early December but not his wages.Ashworth’s exit came after the sacking of Erik ten Hag and his staff in October, which cost United £10.4m. United made great effort to prise Ashworth away from Newcastle but a decision was made for him to depart after a summer of underwhelming recruitment and amid a difficult relationship with the minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Continue reading...

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