Paul Scholes has expressed his disappointment at Inez's first year in charge of Manchester United, saying he “can't think of anything positive they've done for the football club”.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of Ineos, struck a deal with the Glazers last December to buy 27.7 percent of United, promising to revitalize the club on and off the pitch.
But since then, A series of unpopular decisions followed, including an efficiency drive that laid off a quarter of the club's workforce — most of them in low-paid jobs — as child ticket prices skyrocketed.
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The playing side did not improve as former coach Erik ten Hag decided to sign a new contract in the summer transfer window. The Dutchman was sacked in October along with his replacement, Ruben Amorim, after a slow start at Old Trafford. United are currently ranked 13th in the Premier League.
'It got worse on the pitch'
“It's been almost a year since (Ineos Group) took over (Manchester United) and everything is still negative. I can't think of anything positive they've done for the football club,” former United and England midfielder Scholes told The Overlap Fan Debate.
“We cannot say that we will make tickets cheaper because the conditions in the football stadium are getting worse,” he said. Can't they just give us something positive? How can we ask Manchester United fans to pay more for what they have on the football pitch?
“£66 for a ticket is ridiculous. If you think of Manchester; There were many lost areas and Sergeant Ratcliffe himself was from Failsworth, a deprived area. If you take a child, 120 pounds; If you take a family, 300-400 pounds doesn't look right.
“Where do these shopkeepers come from to raise ticket prices? For value We are probably the worst in the Premier League season and they have the cheek to raise prices.”
Nothing positive – Scholes
Scholes said: “There is nothing positive about that football club. The team looks average. It doesn't do anything for the fans.
“Compared to all these American owners who have been United fans since they grew up in Manchester, we have Sergeant Ratcliffe, he's still going up in price. It just shows they don't care.”
Ratcliffe has said he is willing to make tough decisions and insists he can boost his popularity with some supporters.
He told Bloomberg in the summer: “I had to do unpopular things at Manchester United.
“I mean, I think at the end of the day, I'm doing the hard stuff,” he said. You know that a measure of unpopularity in a funny way can make you more popular.
“Because you're standing up and making the hard decisions, rather than being blown away by a little bit of wind.” It's pretty cool.”