Mirror Sport – We can rattle them
The new United supremo in mood for glory is splattered across the back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s plans for Manchester United – after buying a 25% stake in the club. The British billionaire is looking to rattle Liverpool and Manchester City with the aim of knocking them ‘off their perch.’
Elsewhere, the latest results from the Premier League and Champions League make the back page.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s “ultimate aim” for Man Utd outlined as new owner makes promise
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has unveiled his ultimate Manchester United aim after becoming the club’s co-owner – to get the Red Devils playing really good football.
The INEOS founder has seen his £1.3billion deal to take over 27.7 per cent of the club approved and has lofty ambitions to return United to the very top. Having already made clear his ambition to overtake Manchester City and Liverpool, Ratcliffe wants to do it in style.
The United fan described the past 11 years as a ‘complete misery’. United have not won a Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson departed from the club in 2013.
“The ultimate aim is just for Manchester United to play really good football,” said Ratcliffe speaking at INEOS headquarters in London. “The only thing we’re spending time and energy on is, how do we get Manchester United back to where it should be.”
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/sir-jim-ratcliffe-manchester-united-32182627
Man Utd make Mason Greenwood U-turn as Sir Jim Ratcliffe outlines plan for outcast
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has told Mason Greenwood that he could still have a future at Manchester United after all.
Greenwood was suspended by the club in January 2022 after he was arrested on suspicion of raping and assaulting a woman. He was charged 10 months later with a number of offences, but all charges were dropped 12 months ago.
However, following an internal investigation into his behaviour by United, the England striker was sent on loan to Spanish club Getafe in September until the end of the season – with it deemed unlikely he would ever play for the club again.
While Greenwood has played regularly in Spain for the Madrid-based side, the suggestion has largely been that United would sell him this summer to the highest bigger.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-manutd-transfers-mason-greenwood-32180875
Injury-hit Liverpool roar back from behind to claim win after Luton shock
Liverpool produced a stirring second-half comeback to see off Luton and restore their four-point cushion at the top of the Premier League table.
Manchester City had moved to within a point with their 1-0 win over Brentford on Tuesday night and alarm bells were ringing for Jurgen Klopp’s injury-hit side when they went in 1-0 down at the break. Luton took a shock lead after 12 minutes when Tahith Chong’s shot squirmed through Caoimhin Kelleher’s legs for Chiedozie Ogbene to head in at the back post.
Luis Diaz was on a one-man mission to find an equaliser, but it wouldn’t come for Liverpool until a second-half turnaround. Virgil van Dijk powered in a header from Alexis Mac Allister’s corner before Cody Gakpo converted another cross from the Argentina international minutes later to make it 2-1. Diaz then made up for his wayward first-half finishing by producing a lovely dummy and near-post effort to make the points safe.
Declan Rice makes honest Arsenal admission with Champions League hopes in the balance
Declan Rice admitted Arsenal have “a lot to learn” after Porto dealt them a sucker punch in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Arsenal are 1-0 down on aggregate after Galeno scored a stunning late winner in the 94th minute on Wednesday. And after a frustrating encounter against savvy European veterans, Rice accepted lessons had to be taken on board.
“So frustrating,” he told club media following the defeat. “We worked really hard, prepared really well. Obviously it wasn’t meant to be in terms of the way we created the chances tonight. After the start of 2024 we had, there’s a lot to learn, a lot to take from tonight.
“I think that’s a real positive, obviously to concede late is a real kick in the teeth but positive is it’s half-time in two legs. We’ve got the home leg now, which we’re going to be fully up for with our fans, and have that goal to reach the quarter final.”
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