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'A disgrace to the end!' - Gary Neville slams Man Utd's 'truly awful' Sir Jim Ratcliffe partial takeover announcement on Christmas Eve

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<p>United <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-utd-confirm-sir-jim-ratcliffe-partial-man-utd-takeover-christmas-eve/bltf115e1c0a3e3d3b7" target="_blank">officially announced the deal</a> that had been months in the making on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. While fans welcomed the statement that confirmed that Ratcliffe will take charge of the club's football operations and provide $300m of funding for improvements at Old Trafford, Neville did not hold back on what he viewed as yet another misstep by the club.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>"Manchester United 2023 has been a disgrace to the end," posted Neville on X. "The timing of this is truly awful and no functioning organisation would even think about it. Anyway all the very best to Jim Radcliffe (sic) and I hope he can somehow work out a way to get the club right again and back to being something respectable on and off the pitch."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Manchester United 2023 has been a disgrace to the end. The timing of this is truly awful and no functioning organisation would even think about it. Anyway all the very best to Jim Radcliffe and I hope he can somehow work out a way to get the club right again and back to being…</p>— Gary Neville (@GNev2) <a href="https://twitter.com/GNev2/status/1738934018370900089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WHAT GARY NEVILLE  SAID

<p>It's certainly not the first time that Neville has torn into the Glazer family over their controversial ownership at Old Trafford. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/man-utd-legend-gary-neville-tears-into-embarrassing-glazers-again-as-he-insists-drawn-out-takeover-saga-is-fitting-with-how-they-have-operated-for-20-years/blt44e0178bed4f1dee" target="_blank">In June</a> he labelled their handling of the sales process they initiated in November 2022 as "embarrassing" and "fitting with how they have operated for 20 years". A life-long Red, Neville echoes United fans in his hopes that Ratcliffe's INEOS group can help reverse years of underachievement as they overhaul the club's creaking performance structure.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Old Trafford will be packed the rafters on Boxing Day as United take on one of the sides that has flown past them with performances on the field this season in Aston Villa.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?

'A disgrace to the end!' - Gary Neville slams Man Utd's 'truly awful' Sir Jim Ratcliffe partial takeover announcement on Christmas Eve | Goal.com

Former Manchester United star Gary Neville has slammed the club&apos;s Christmas Eve announcement of Sir Jim Ratcliffe&apos;s purchase of a 25% minority stake.

&apos;A disgrace to the end!&apos; - Gary Neville slams Man Utd&apos;s &apos;truly awful&apos; Sir Jim Ratcliffe partial takeover announcement on Christmas Eve