Sir Jim Ratcliffe holds crisis talks with angry Man Utd fans as internal club row threatens to boil over ahead of trip to mutinous Tottenham

During a meeting with the Fans' Advisory Board, concerns were raised about further increases in ticket prices after Ratcliffe opted to inflate costs in the middle of the 2024-25 campaign. Some seats have increased to a fixed price of £66 and concessions have been binned, leading to questions regarding another potential hike for season tickets next term.

Ratcliffe has maintained that he is keen to free up funds for first-team spending but that has meant nearly 250 members of staff across Carrington have lost their jobs, with more redundancies in the works. Tensions between fans and INEOS have worsened due to the cuts and the Daily Mail reports the meeting this week has allowed INEOS chief to take the views of fans into account before making a decision on whether to approve another increase.

Ratcliffe has injected £241 million ($304m) into United since his investment was confirmed in December 2023, but on the pitch, the club have been going backwards.

A decision is expected to be made soon by the INEOS boss and with the Red Devils currently languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table, a negative outcome for match-going fans could only make things worse.