SIR JIM RATCLIFFE has introduced another round of cuts to the Manchester United training ground – this time involving the food served in the canteen.
The billionaire has made a host of changes behind the scenes at United since taking over last February.
Over 250 staff members have been axed, with many more set to follow in the coming weeks and months.
Ratcliffe also cancelled the club’s annual Christmas party, raised ticket prices and cut funding for a charity helping former players.
And his latest attempt to save money has seen him limit the lunch options in the training ground canteen to just soup and sandwiches for everybody except first-team players.
Furthermore, Man Utd U18s were denied the chance to play at Old Trafford in the FA Youth Cup fifth round.
Traditionally, the match would have been staged at United’s main home, but instead it was played at the 12,000-capacity Leigh Sports Village, saving the club a total of £8,000.
Man Utd currently sit 15th in the Premier League table, only above West Ham on goal difference.
Ruben Amorim recently admitted that he is managing the “worst Man Utd team” in history.
The Red Devils salvaged a point at Goodison Park at the weekend after going 2-0 down against Everton.
Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte struck in the second half to draw United level.
After the match, head coach Amorim admitted he does not know how to fix the club’s current crisis.
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“We have to continue to think in the next game, everything we do in the week we have to use it in the game.
[authenticated-scripts src=”%3Cscript%20class%3D%22palin-poll%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fpollingwidgets%2Fv3%2Fwidget.js%3Fquestion_id%3D107642%26game%3Dpolling%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E” type=”embedded” width=”100″ /]“If we do that, we are near to winning games like we did in the second half. In this moment we need to focus on day by day. We need to survive this season, and then to think ahead. We have so many problems.
“Then when we go to the game and let the time pass, it’s really hard. I don’t want to just say the negative part, the second half was so much better in the belief. In the end we were near to winning this game.”