Overview

• Sir Jim Ratcliffe said Rúben Amorim will be judged over three years, aligning with his contract to June 2027 after 11 months in charge.
• Ratcliffe ruled out any Glazer instruction to sack Amorim, stressing INEOS control of football operations.
• United sit 10th with three losses in seven league games and a Grimsby Carabao Cup exit, despite more than £200m spent on summer signings after last season’s 15th-place finish.
• Ratcliffe defended sweeping savings—about 450 job cuts and the removal of subsidised staff lunches—arguing profitability underpins better squads.
• United reported record revenue of £666.5m but a £33m loss, with Ratcliffe predicting the club will become the most profitable in world football.