Ratcliffe was daring in his words but also realistic as he set out his vision for Manchester United.
In a boardroom suite at the London headquarters of petrochemicals firm INEOS, Sir Jim Ratcliffe with a flourish. He transported his audience — 13 journalists from the British and international media — back to 1851 and the first edition of sailing’s America’s Cup. “Queen Victoria was present,” he explained. “The U.S. sent a yacht across called America. We had 11 yachts and we had a race around the Isle of Wight. It was hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron.
Ratcliffe and INEOS’ sporting director Sir Dave Brailsford meet Ten Hag in January “We’re not going to oscillate from a Mourinho style to a Guardiola style,” Ratcliffe said. Yet behind the rose-tinted vision, thornier questions remained. United do not yet have a sporting director and , who has been placed on gardening leave. Ratcliffe was in a playful mood when The Athletic asked what he made of a reported £20million asking price for Ashworth. “A bit silly, personally,” he sighed.
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