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When Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought his minority stake of Manchester United, the INEOS owner’s priority was to take the club back to the top of football by any means. Now, Ratcliffe is doing everything he can to make that a reality.
The Premier League club has undergone a number of changes already under the reign of Ratcliffe. Some changes have been big, some small, but all with the aim of promoting a higher standard of delivery and ensuring the sustainability of the club.
The INEOS owner has already remodelled the team of football executives and the coaching staff. He’s also made around 250 redundancies and is look at rebranding Old Trafford.
However, Ratcliffe’s most recent change is much more subtle, hoping to make a massive impact on the pitch.
INEOS make subtle change for massive impact
The Red Devils are currently on their tour of the States this pre-season to get the squad ready for the upcoming campaign.
So far the tour has been eventful with United suffering a loss to Arsenal, a win against Real Betis and picked up four injuries.
However, INEOS have implemented a change at the training camp to help the Red Devils on the pitch, in a round about way.
The Telegraph have reported that United have redesigned their dining set up during meal times.
The club have scrapped circular tables in place of on long table to encourage the players to mix together. A previous report explained that all the players would stick to their same little groups at mealtimes, however mixing this up can promote better team chemistry.
Speaking to BBC Sport about the extensive changes, Erik ten Hag said: “We want to make improvements in the squad and we want a squad as good as possible, although that is the aim of every club.”
He continued: “It is important when you want to be at the top level, in a season like this, which will be a season of ‘survival of the fittest’ you need squad depth.
“Even though we won two trophies, in the six years before United didn’t win any. We knew we had to change. We have started the project. It is good. The new structure and new leadership has come in. New players have come in to improve the dressing room.
“Of course, the structure is there. The club has made changes and we can look forward. People have been brought in with great abilities. I am sure that will give us an even better foundation from which to attack. We are building, we have to keep building and making progress.
“Then you need improvements. Everyone was reviewing. They came to the right conclusions, so we made the changes in the structures of the club. But also we are improving the squad and we are going to improve the game model.”
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