Overview

• Ratcliffe said the Glazer family will not instruct him to dismiss Ruben Amorim, stressing that football decisions rest with his on-the-ground leadership.
• United sit 10th after seven league matches with three defeats and an early EFL Cup exit to League Two Grimsby, following last season’s 15th-place finish and Europa League final loss.
• Despite a summer spend reported at around £200m on recruits, Ratcliffe urged against knee-jerk judgments as the overhauled squad seeks consistency.
• He defended sweeping cost controls — including roughly 450 redundancies and ending subsidised staff lunches — arguing profitability underpins future on-field improvement, with record revenues but a reported annual loss.
• Saudi official Turki Al‑Sheikh claimed a sale to a new investor is at an advanced stage, a statement that has not been corroborated by United or its owners.