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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>Ratcliffe present to watch United</li><li>Sat with Ferguson in the crowd</li><li>Watched clash with Spurs on Sunday</li></ul>

WATCH: Man Utd's two Sirs already getting on famously! New Red Devils co-owner Jim Ratcliffe all smiles sat next to Alex Ferguson for Tottenham clash - as Wayne Rooney returns to Old Trafford for first time since Birmingham sacking

<p>Ratcliffe's company INEOS <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-utd-confirm-sir-jim-ratcliffe-partial-man-utd-takeover-christmas-eve/bltf115e1c0a3e3d3b7#cs99e6ccb918e9a8f6" target="_blank">completed their partial takeover of United on Christmas Eve</a>, but the knight of the realm had yet to be seen watching the Red Devils in person. That changed on Sunday, as he was pictured in the crowd, sat next to legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, as United hosted Tottenham. The Red Devils' all-time record goalscorer Wayne Rooney was also in the crowd, for the first time since his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wayne-rooney-sacked-tom-brady-birmingham-wield-axe-man-utd-legend-sorry-reign-ended-15-games/blt03d7f3428428dff9" target="_blank">sacking as Birmingham City boss</a>.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">United royalty 👑<br><br>Welcome back home, <a href="https://twitter.com/WayneRooney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WayneRooney</a> ❤️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MUFC</a> || <a href="https://twitter.com/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PremierLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/VhGwBzI7Y8">pic.twitter.com/VhGwBzI7Y8</a></p>— Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1746584712846446863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sir Jim Ratcliffe spotted in the Old Trafford stands and is sat alongside Sir Alex Ferguson 🔴👀 <a href="https://t.co/vMa6FnYOwe">pic.twitter.com/vMa6FnYOwe</a></p>— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1746572871994855434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Ratcliffe has already expressed his excitement at being involved with United, having beaten off competition from Qatari investor Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al-Thani. The deal has yet to be officially ratified, but Ratcliffe has confirmed he hopes to receive <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/hope-they-don-t-find-anything-dodgy-sir-jim-ratcliffe-calls-man-utd-investment-most-exciting-thing-i-ve-done-tottenham-premier-league/blt600b637b85b38deb#cs8801ee20fc9f7189" target="_blank">official confirmation by mid-February</a>. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Ratcliffe has attended United games in the past as a fan. Famously, he was in the stands in Barcelona in 1999 when Ferguson's side beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Champions League final.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>United will next turn their attention to a clash against either Newport County or Eastleigh in the fourth round of the FA Cup. That game will take place on January 28th.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

WATCH: Man Utd's two Sirs already getting on famously! New Red Devils co-owner Jim Ratcliffe all smiles sat next to Alex Ferguson for Tottenham clash - as Wayne Rooney returns to Old Trafford for first time since Birmingham sacking | Goal.com

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Manchester United&apos;s new co-owner, was spotted watching the Red Devils&apos; clash with Tottenham alongside Sir Alex Ferguson.

WATCH: Man Utd&apos;s two Sirs already getting on famously! New Red Devils co-owner Jim Ratcliffe all smiles sat next to Alex Ferguson for Tottenham clash - as Wayne Rooney returns to Old Trafford for first time since Birmingham sacking