Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford pictured meeting Manchester United players and staff at Carrington
Manchester United have published photographs from Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford's visit to the club's Carrington training complex this week.
Ratcliffe arrived in Manchester on Tuesday to meet players and staff as part of an introductory process while the Ineos Group await regulatory approval to acquire a 25% stake in United.
Ineos will take control of football operations at United and sporting director Brailsford accompanied Ratcliffe as they met United manager Erik ten Hag and women's manager Marc Skinner, as well as players from both squads.
Ratcliffe was pictured greeting United striker Rasmus Hojlund, women's players Katie Zelem, Millie Turner and Aoife Mannion, while he was also introduced to receptionist Kath Phipps, who has worked at the club since 1968.
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Hojlund and Ten Hag are pictured greeting Ratcliffe in the Carrington canteen, which was refurbished around 18 months ago. Another image shows Ratcliffe, Brailsford, United football director John Murtough and interim chief executive Patrick Stewart watching training.
The Ineos delegation was also welcomed at Old Trafford during an all-staff meeting. United sources say Ineos are conducting an early reconnaissance to gauge the performance challenge required to make United a credible force again.
Brailsford visited Carrington a handful of times in October, around two months before the Christmas Eve announcement that Ineos chairman Ratcliffe had agreed to invest in United.
On Thursday, Ten Hag discussed his meeting with Ratcliffe: "Very positive, I have to say," Ten Hag said when asked about the discussions. "We had a long meeting, so many hours we
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