Blanc joins Sir Dave Brailsford in the stands for Man United's 2-0 FA Cup win
INEOS Sport's chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc attended his first Manchester United game on Monday night as he joined Sir Dave Brailsford at the DW Stadium.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's trusted lieutenants were spotted in the stands alongside former United CEO David Gill, Patrick Stewart and John Murtough - the club's interim CEO and director of football respectively.
The group watched as United booked their spot in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a routine 2-0 win over their League One opponents, courtesy of goals from Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes.
United and Ratcliffe announced on Christmas Eve that the British billionaire had agreed a £1.3billion deal to acquire a minority stake in the club after 13 months of negotiations.
The Premier League is expected to take between six to eight weeks to approve the takeover, which will see INEOS take charge of the football operations at Old Trafford.
Brailsford, who will be part of United's football board once INEOS' takeover of a 25 percent stake in the club is completed, has been a regular presence at United games over the past few weeks.
The former British Cycling performance director was at Old Trafford to watch United beat Aston Villa on Boxing Day and attended the dismal defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground four days later.
Blanc, meanwhile, has been tipped to be installed as the club's new CEO as part of INEOS' football operations.
The Frenchman has extensive experience in European football after successful spells at Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.
He joined the Serie A giants as chief executive in 2006, with the club at is lowest ebb after being relegated for match-fixing.
Appointed chairman three years later, Blanc oversaw Juventus' restoration as the dominant force in
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