As the final whistle blew at an overcast Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, Erik ten Hag cut the figure of a man well-acquainted with the potential repercussions of Manchester United’s 10th Premier League defeat of the season.
09.02.2024 - 17:04 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford outlined the importance of the Manchester United academy in a presentation to staff this week. Ratcliffe and Brailsford visited United's Carrington training complex on Monday as they continue their audit ahead of the Premier League approving the Ineos Group's 25% stakeholding in the club.
United academy head Nick Cox is effusive about Ineos's plans and believes there are "exciting times ahead" for the academy.
When asked if Ratcliffe and Brailsford had acknowledged the academy underpins the first team, Cox told the Manchester Evening News: "Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, they were very clear. We have spent time with Dave and Jim. They both presented to the academy staff this week and we have had a lot of informal conversations as well.
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"It is very early days, they are still learning about the club, albeit Jim is a huge supporter. Jim is very familiar with the club, being a lifelong fan. But you don’t have to spend long here to realise that.
"But they are building relationships, trying to understand where the help and support might be needed to help us to get better.
"Naturally, they have a really good understanding of the history of youth development here and the role it has played in our history and the role it is playing today in terms of helping our team perform. So from our perception, from the academy staff’s perception, exciting times ahead.
"I think the staff were incredibly enthused and appreciated the fact that they dedicated some time which is a really busy time for them because there are a lot of new people to meet and new
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