Sir Jim Ratcliffe has promised to step down as owner of Manchester United if he fails in his task to restore the club to its former glory. Ratcliffe, who owns around 29% of the club, is in charge of the day-to-day football operations and believes that criticism of his decisions will die down if the team perform strongly.

The British billionaire's takeover hasn't been the catalyst for an upturn in form for the Premier League club.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has named the one manager Manchester United have hired in the post Sir Alex Ferguson era that he would not have appointed. The legendary Scot stood down in 2013 after leading the Red Devils to the Premier League title,