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MANCHESTER UNITED fans are demanding Sir Jim Ratcliffe face the music over his latest cost-cutting at Old Trafford.

SunSport exclusively revealed on Friday the Red Devils owner is slashing funding for a charity helping out former players.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has come under fire from Man Utd fans
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has come under fire from Man Utd fansCredit: Alamy
SunSport revealed on Friday the club was halting payments to a charity helping former players
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SunSport revealed on Friday the club was halting payments to a charity helping former players

The club previously gave £40,000 a year to the Association of Former Manchester United Players, which fears it will fold without the cash.

Set up in 1985, the charity helps former footballers who didn't earn the millions raked in by today’s superstars.,

Ratcliffe - who is worth £23.5billion - has recently raised ticket prices and even axed the club's famous Christmas party.

Outspoken United fan and YouTuber Mark Goldbridge is the latest to rail against the cost-cutting measures.

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Speaking on , he said: "It's more than ridiculous - it's a disgrace.

"This football club may be about winning on the pitch, this football club may be about transfers.

"But this football club is also [about] community.

He added: "This is not what we want at our football club.

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"Good people are being sacked. Good people are not getting bonuses. And now good people are getting their costs cut."

Fans were quick to agree, with one demanding "answers" from Ratcliffe over the decision to cut the charity support.

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One fan fumed on X: "Sir Jim Ratcliffe needs to do an interview and explain what is currently going on with his running of Manchester United. We need answers."

Another argued: "Has any owner in Premier League history made as many PR gaffes as Jim Ratcliffe in his first 12 months in charge? I don’t think so."

A third added: "Genuinely feel sorry for the fans who were excited about Ratcliffe.As I feared a year ago, a Glazer 2.0!"

While a fourth commented: "Sir Jim Ratcliffe is targeting the wrong people. He rode in like the Lone Ranger only to reveal he’s one of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse."

Man Utd ratings vs Wolves

By Ken Lawrence

WOLVES landed a shock Boxing Day knockout as Manchester United's struggles continued.

The 2-0 defeat means Ruben Amorim has won just two of the seven Premier League games he has taken charge of.

United find themselves 14th in the table and today were not helped by Bruno Fernandes' red card and Andre Onana letting one in direct from a corner.

Here is how SunSport rated the performances…

ANDRE ONANA: 4

He needed to make an agile save from Jorgen Strand Larsen in the first half, but badly misjudged the flight of Cunha’s corner for the opening goal - his claim that he was obstructed by Matt Doherty was rejected.

LENY YORO: 5

Recalled but booked after only four minutes for a foul on Cunha, so he was walking on eggshells and was tested by Wolves throughout. Subbed just after the hour mark.

HARRY MAGUIRE: 6

The England defender did his best to keep United in the game when they were under pressure for long periods - at least he helped to stem the tide until the dying seconds and had a header on target in stoppage time.

LISANDRO MARTINEZ: 6

Teamed up well with Maguire to stop Wolves from winning this more easily, he stood his ground and produced some important challenges in the latter stages before Wolves caught him on the break with the last action of the game.

NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI: 5

Tenacious and determined, but was one of several players given a torrid time by the best player on the pitch - Cunha.

MANUEL UGARTE: 5

Dispossesed too easily at times, struggled against a lively Wolves attack and was eventually taken off as one of Amorim’s subs following Fernandes’ red card.

KOBBIE MAINOO: 5

Looked a threat early on, created some good openings, but he was booked after the break as United looked short on ideas. Faded and was subbed.

DIOGO DALOT: 6

Brought a tremendous save from Jose Sa in the first half in what was a rare bright spot for United - but he had no major influence on a poor team display.

AMAD DIALLO: 5

Lacked awareness of his team-mates sometimes and looked a shadow of the player who turned the Manchester derby around less than two weeks ago.

BRUNO FERNANDES: 3

Sent off early in the second half for a second yellow after a challenge on Nelson Semedo, but the captain had cut a frustrated figure before that.

RASMUS HOJLUND: 5

Became visibly annoyed at times at a lack of service from his team-mates, he had no joy up front and was subbed with 10 minutes left.

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Casemiro (for Mainoo, 63 mins): 6

Christian Eriksen (for Ugate, 63 mins): 6

Antony (for Yoro, 63 mins): 6

Alejandro Garnacho (for Amad, 79 mins): 5

Joshua Zirkzee (for Hojlund, 79 mins): 5

On the field, United's fortunes have not improved despite tempting boss Ruben Amorim from Sporting Lisbon.

The Portuguese has endured a torrid start to life at Old Trafford.

Following a 2-0 defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day, Amorim is now the first United coach since 1932 to lose five of his first ten games.

United's dismal form could also end up costing them in the pocket down the line.

According to , United's contract with kit manufacturer Adidas contains a penalty clause that sees them lose out on £10MILLION for every season they fail to qualify for the Champions League.

Inside Man Utd chaos with Dan Ashworth axed just five months into job

By Neil Custis

The blame game has another victim as things go from bad to worse at Old Trafford.

Manchester United’s first sporting director, Dan Ashworth, arrived in the summer and is gone before Christmas.

SunSport exclusively revealed in November that there was trouble at mill.

That the new senior management team were already blaming each other for the mess the club were in.

Chief executive Omar Berrada and Ashworth were trying to wash their hands of it all, claiming they had arrived too late after serving their gardening leave.

New part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said making decisions was all down to them.

Meanwhile, Jason Wilcox thought it was all a mess under previous boss Erik ten Hag but was part of the team that encouraged him to stay after every other candidate ran for cover.

Defeat Nottingham Forest in December, after their second-half capitulation at Arsenal a few days previously, proved too much.

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That hefty loss would be coupled with huge amount of losses in broadcasting and match-day income too.

The club's annual report says that players' salaries change based on their participation in Europe or not.

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It reads: "Failure to qualify for the Champions League would result in a material reduction in revenue for each season in which our men’s first team did not participate.

"To help mitigate this impact, the majority of playing contracts for our men’s first team include step-ups in remuneration which are contingent on participation in the group stage of the Champions League."

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