Despite a new co-owner and a new head coach, this year has seen morale plummet among Man United staff and supporters over off-the-pitch matters.
A long-serving Manchester United staff member had their suitcase packed the day before leaving for the pre-season tour. Less than 24 hours before their flight, they were notified they would not be on the plane as they were at risk of redundancy.
One Ineos official who is a regular at Carrington is particularly unpopular and figures are mystified by their presence. There is bound to be rancour with staff embittered, having seen close colleagues cut loose. Yet even someone at Ineos is questioning the colleague's existence. United have an appalling recent track record of shafting their supporters. The treacherous Super League venture was aborted but the new prices may be permanent.
It makes a mockery of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's rhetoric when this correspondent spoke to him in Knightsbridge back in February. Ratcliffe said Trafford Park "was the heart of the Industrial Revolution, it is the oldest industrial park in Europe, it was the first industrial park in Europe, it's where the Industrial Revolution began. And it's still one of the biggest ones.
Down the Fulham Road, there were protests last season. During their defeat to United last November, Fulham fans held aloft yellow fliers reading, 'Please don't price us out' as ticket prices rose by 18 per cent, with a season ticket costing as much as £3,000.
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