A vision of United's future? Ratcliffe's plan on how he would have ran Chelsea

Sir Jim Ratcliffe may have already hinted at what Man United fans can expect after he completed his 25 per cent purchase of the club, having outlined how he would run a football club when he attempted to buy Chelsea last year.

On Christmas Eve, Man United confirmed the billionaire Ineos owner had secured a stake in the Red Devils after sealing a deal with the Glazer family.

The deal will see Ratcliffe take control of football operations at Old Trafford.

'As a local boy and a lifelong supporter, I am very pleased that we have been able to agree a deal with the Manchester United Board that delegates us management responsibility of the football operations of the Club,' Ratcliffe said.

'Whilst the commercial success of the club has ensured there have always been available funds to win trophies at the highest level, this potential has not been fully unlocked in recent times.

'We will bring the global knowledge, expertise and talent from the wider INEOS Sport group to help drive further improvement at the club, while also providing funds intended to enable future investment into Old Trafford.

'We are here for the long term and recognise that a lot of challenges and hard work lie ahead, which we will approach with rigour, professionalism and passion.'

And United fans have already been given an insight into how Ratcliffe would operate the club, when he insisted he would not view the Chelsea as a 'financial asset' when he sought to take over the Blues.

Ratcliffe said: 'No, we're not interested in making money out of Chelsea. Can we run that club really, really well and turn it into one of the finest clubs in Europe? That's our ambition with Chelsea.

'We make lots of money in chemicals, we don't need to make money out of (Chelsea). We