Sir Jim Ratcliffe watches Manchester United take on Southampton (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Manchester United might have enjoyed an impressive late comeback against Southampton, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe had a face like thunder during the Premier League game.
A Manuel Ugarte own goal gave Saints the lead in the 80th minute, but Amad Diallo turned the Old Trafford club’s fortunes around with a sublime hat-trick.
The winger left it late to score three goals for United, who secured three points against the relegation favourites.
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But the Red Devils had struggled up to that point and at one point their supporters must have feared the worst.
In the stands was Ratcliffe, the boss of Ineos, and he seemed dismayed by one particular incident. Antony missed an open goal, but not before Leny Yoro was unable to deal with Kamaldeen Sulemana as the winger dribbled past him with ease.
The cost of Yoro and Antony is £134 million. Although the winger’s time at United looks almost over, French is still developing and sometimes it will take patience.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s tenure at Manchester United
Ratcliffe paid £1.3bn to take a 27.7% stake in the club last year, taking over the Glazers’ football operations.
He has already made very unpopular decisions, especially for cost cutting. Last month, in conversation with the fanzine United We areRatcliffe even called the side mediocre:
“Manchester United has become mediocre. It’s not elite and it’s supposed to be one of the best football clubs in the world. That’s what it used to be under (Sir) Alex (Ferguson). There’s a big change to come for achieve elite status But there has already been a big change in this club.
“It’s not easy and it’s not fast. It’s a complicated problem and because it’s been going in this direction for so long, it’s a lot of inertia that has built up in the organization. Trying to turn what has been relatively mediocre into an elite team is a big task.”
