Erik ten Hag spent most of his two-and-a-half-year reign without a left-back. A couple of weeks after his exit, Tyrell Malacia returned to contention after 18 months on the sidelines with knee problems. Yet, his struggles in the first half of United's 3-2 win against PAOK last week proved he is far from match-fit.

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.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS' decision to hike ticket prices during the season has been branded "offensive" by the Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST).

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has a lot in common with his fellow knight of the realm Sir Keir Starmer. Both men succeeded wildly unpopular predecessors, both discovered their inheritance was an even more stultifying mess than their worst assumptions predicted and both talked at length of tough times ahead,

Manchester United fans turned against co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe during a protest at Old Trafford against rising ticket prices.

Man Utd have been criticised for an unprecedented hike to the price of unsold tickets in mid-season and it's a decision Sir Jim Ratcliffe should reverse.