Man Utd's 12 months of chaos with sackings, cost-cutting and on-field nightmares

If Manchester United fans wanted an interesting first 12 months under Sir Jim Ratcliffe, they've certainly got that.

Part-owner Ratcliffe saw his minority ownership bid accepted in December 2023, with the businessman parting with around £1.3billion for a 27.7 per cent stake in the club. It was not until February 2024 that the deal became official, though, meaning this month marks a full year under the INEOS chief.

Those 12 months have been eventful to say the least, even if one thing yet to improve is the club's on-pitch fortunes. United finished a lowly eighth at the end of the 2023-24 season, while they've since dropped even further in the Premier League standings.

Off the field, though, there has been plenty of noise around Ratcliffe's cost-cutting measures and the sometimes unpopular form this has taken - with a fresh round of redundancies announced just this week. Here, Mirror Football takes a look at the changes made over the course of the last 12 months.