Positive changes have been made off the field by the Red Devils over the past few months, with minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently purchasing his 27.7% stake in the club.
The Glazer family still hold a majority stake in the 20-time English champions, but British billionaire Ratcliffe – the CEO and chairman of INEOS – has full control of the club's football operations.
Ratcliffe, 71, recently outlined his plans to gradually transform Man United both on and off the pitch, with one of his long-term ambitions being to knock rivals Man City and Liverpool «off their perch» at the summit of English football.
However, since those comments surfaced, Man United have received a brutal reality check following back-to-back Premier League defeats against Fulham and Man City, with a 2-1 home loss against the former followed by a 3-1 away defeat to the latter on Sunday.
Despite taking an early lead thanks to a stunning long-range strike from Marcus Rashford, the Red Devils were outclassed in all departments by their Sky Blue counterparts at the Etihad Stadium, with a brace from Phil Foden and a late strike from Erling Haaland helping the hosts come from behind at half time to claim maximum points.
Erik ten Hag's side, who have now lost 11 Premier League games this season, currently sit sixth in the table with their Champions League hopes hanging by a thread, as they are 11 points behind Aston Villa in fourth and six adrift of Tottenham Hotspur in fifth, while they are a whopping 18 and 19 points behind second-placed Man City and leaders Liverpool respectively.
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