SIR JIM RATCLIFFE received a chorus of boos from Manchester United staff during a screening of the Europa League final, it’s been claimed.
The INEOS chief had one of the best seats in the house for the Red Devils’ lacklustre 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in Bilbao on Wednesday night, taking in the match with club legend Sir Alex Ferguson.
SHUTTERSTOCKSir Jim Ratcliffe sat next to Sir Alex Ferguson during the Europa League final[/caption]
ALAMYThe INEOS chief was reportedly booed by United staff at a screening of the match when he came up on the screen with Avram Glazer[/caption]
GETTYRatcliffe, 72, has been making sweeping cuts at Manchester United over the last few months[/caption]
Ratcliffe made the unpopular decision NOT to give club staff free tickets for the San Mames stadium clash, instead arranging a viewing for them at the Diecast warehouse venue in Manchester.
And The Athletic claims the billionaire was BOOED when he came up on the screen along with Avram Glazer.
The pair were said to have been jeered when they came on the screen during the match and an additional time afterwards.
The reported booing of Ratcliffe comes as no surprise as he’s made a series of brutal and sweeping cuts at the club since his official acquisition of shares in February 2024.
Last September, Ratcliffe axed a whopping 250 members of staff as part of a major cost-cutting scheme.
And SunSport exclusively revealed in February that a further 200 staff have been informed they’re in danger of being laid off.
Ratcliffe’s scrimping on tickets for the final led manager Ruben Amorim to pay for 30 of his backroom staff and their family members to attend the match out of his OWN pocket.
Amorim’s future under Ratcliffe is in major doubt following the defeat to Spurs, which has condemned United to a 2025/26 season without European football.
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AMAD DIALLO’S fizzing first-half display was little consolation for Manchester United in a dismal 1-0 Europa League final loss to Tottenham.
Rasmus Hojlund’s plight up front continued in one of the worst European showpieces for many years – as both sides showed why they will finish in the Premier League lower reaches.
Spurs clinched it from virtually their first opportunity – on 42 minutes.
Brennan Johnson bundled in Pape Sarr’s inswinging cross, with United left-back Luke Shaw also getting a touch on the way.
The Red Devils dictated possession more and more after the break, with Leny Yoro stretching to test Guglielmo Vicario from a free-kick.
But United’s chances only arrived regularly in the final quarter of a patchy contest.
The Red Devils belatedly piled on the pressure in the seven minutes of stoppage time, but Spurs just held on.
Here’s how SunSport’s Dave Courtnadge rated United on a miserable night individually and collectively for Ruben Amorim’s men…
And the Portuguese has offered to leave the club for FREE if Ratcliffe and the rest of the Red Devils brass don’t believe he’s the man for the job.
He said: “In this moment, I am not going to be here defending myself.
“It’s not my style, I cannot do it. It is really hard for me.
“So I have nothing to show to the fans and say, ‘I’m going to improve because of this, I have these problems…’ I will not do nothing.
“In this moment, it is a little bit of faith. Let’s see.
“I’m always open, if the board and the fans feel that I am not the right guy, I will go the next day without any conversation about compensation.
“But I will not quit. I am really confident in my job.
“As you can see, I will not change nothing in how I do things.”
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