Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has expressed his disappointment with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS’ reign as co-owners of the club, insisting that he cannot identify a single positive contribution they have made since coming onboard.
United are currently languishing in 13th place on the Premier League table following their six-game winless streak in the English top flight division, including five consecutive defeats and one draw in their most recent game against Liverpool.
The club is already on its second manager under Ratcliffe’s leadership, having replaced Erik ten Hag with Ruben Amorim earlier in the season.
Off the field, INEOS has faced backlash for unpopular decisions, including mid-season ticket price hikes to £66 and the removal of concessions, despite the team enduring one of its worst Premier League campaigns.
Scholes highlighted these issues as evidence that the new regime has fallen short of the expectations set when they took over.
“[INEOS] have been in charge for nearly a year now and everything is still negative,” Scholes said on The Overlap Football Fan Debate.
“I can’t think of something positive that they’ve done for the football club.
“Things are getting worse on the football pitch so couldn’t they have just said that they’d do cheaper tickets?
“Couldn’t they just give us something positive? How can you ask Manchester United fans to pay more money with what’s on the football pitch?
“Where do these owners get the front to put ticket prices up for what we’re watching?
“For the value, we’re probably having our worst ever Premier League season and they’ve got the cheek to put the prices up.
“There is nothing positive happening with that football club. The team look bang average. They’re not doing anything for fans.
“If we’ve got Jim Ratcliffe, compared to all these American owners, who’s been a United fan since growing up in an area in Manchester, and he’s still hiking prices up… It just shows that they don’t care.”
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