Sir Jim Ratcliffe Sacking Dan Ashworth Was Very Strange – Nicky Butt

Manchester United legend, Nicky Butt has come out to blast Sir Jim Ratcliffe for falling standards. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he always thought sacking Dan Ashworth was a strange decision at the club, and even if MUFC David Gill and Sir Alex get back to Old Trafford nowadays, its still going to be a struggle.

Butt added that over the years, Manchester United has looked like it’s a plaster on a gaping wound.

His words, “Over the years, Man United has looked like it’s a plaster on a gaping wound. It doesn’t work. They haven’t got the finances, they have to get their house in order, they have to be a proper football club that work to a design, an ethos and a recruitment drive of how to get players in and get them out for big money. Obviously, they’ve got rid of Dan Ashworth, which I thought was a strange one, having worked so hard to get him from Newcastle. I think even if you got David Gill and Sir Alex back there, it’s going to be a struggle for a long time. We’re at the bottom of the mountain and there’s a massive climb to get up.”

Giggs added, “I’ve said for a long time that we need young, hungry players who want to play for the club,” he stated. “People who realise it’s not going to be an easy ride and a bit of a soft touch; come and finish your career or get money you perhaps don’t deserve. I think there’s been some harsh and truthful words being spoken over the last couple of months by Jim Ratcliffe and Ruben Amorim. Maybe it was needed, we’ll have to wait and see.”

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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.

Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.

The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.