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18.12.2023 - 08:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Change is, finally, stirring at Manchester United.
Fans will hope the impending arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS team will spark the club to life on the pitch after years of underachievement under the stewardship of the Glazer family. The new era is slowly getting into full swing, with chief executive officer Richard Arnold leaving the club last week.
The Manchester Evening News understands that former Juventus and Paris Saint Germain chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc is under consideration to replace him once INEOS' bid to acquire a 25 per cent stake in the club is formalised. Out with the old and in with the new, as they say.
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There is already, very clearly, a substantial challenge facing Sir Jim and his team once they get their feet under the desk at Old Trafford. United last won the Premier League title in 2013 and have been in a steady decline following the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson that same year.
But the club have been here before. Sir Alex ended Man Utd's 26-year wait for a top-flight title in the inaugural Premier League season of 1992/93, kickstarting a glittering career at Old Trafford that saw him win 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two Champions League titles.
The level of success United enjoyed over those years is unprecedented - but even Sir Alex knows he couldn't have done it alone. Speaking about David Gill when the former United chief executive stepped down from his role in February 2013, Sir Alex highlighted the qualities he thought had made the former finance director so successful.
Sir Alex said: "I have been at United for
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