Ratcliffe dines out in Mayfair restaurant after his side's triumphant FA Cup win

Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was seen leaving a lavish Mayfair restaurant as he enjoys some down from his extensive work at Old Trafford.

The British billionaire would have had plenty to smile about last weekend after United's dramatic FA Cup win over their biggest rivals.

But he still has a lot to ponder after admitting this week that there are 'many aspects' of Manchester United that he and INEOS need to get right - insisting it will be a 'long road'.

He could chew over his work at the Red Devils while he enjoyed a meal at the Arlington restaurant in Mayfair.

The 71-year-old was seen leaving the venue and being driven away in a white INEOS Grenadier.

One of the many topics of agenda for Ratcliffe and INEOS is the future of Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.

Despite United's excellent victory against Liverpool, it has been a poor season and they face a huge fight to make next season's Champions League with nine points between them and Aston Villa in fourth.

There have been reports that Ratcliffe is increasingly confident of tempting England boss Gareth Southgate to Old Trafford.

It was claimed that Southgate, who has been England boss since 2016, has the backing of some of United's current players - and also incoming director of football Dan Ashworth.

Southgate's contract with the Three Lions expires in December this year, after the European Championship in Germany, with the Football Association eager to get him to extend it.

One key decision has already been made with Omar Berrada coming in from rivals Manchester City as United's new chief executive, while Ashworth is poised to arrived as director of football from Newcastle United.

Ratcliffe this week appeared on the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club podcast, in which he