Sir Jim Ratcliffe was at Manchester United to watch the clash with Liverpool – and he was not happy.
Sometimes pictures tell a story of a game so much better than any combination of words can.
So here is a look at investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe looking happy before Manchester United’s match with Liverpool kicked off at Old Trafford.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe left fed up by Manchester United performance
Liverpool won 3-0 against Manchester United with a slick performance where they capitalised on United’s mistake-prone display.
United were second-best throughout the game and wasted the chances they did create. It was an unhappy day all round, as summed up by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s reaction…
The smiles were replaced by grimaces as Ratcliffe placed his head in his hands. He was unable to mask his frustration at the home team’s woeful performance.
You can’t blame him, Ratcliffe was expressing the same emotions home fans were going through, and some even left the stadium before full-time.
The loss comes after a positive summer where Ineos have backed Erik ten Hag in the transfer market and had an impressive window. On the pitch it is a different matter.
Erik ten Hag future back under the microscope
Ineos won’t be sacking Erik ten Hag straight after this performance, not three games into the season. But the subject is back under discussion among fans and the media.
United’s game was littered with individual mistakes, yet so much of the performance felt structural too.
Arne Slot has had three games as manager of Liverpool, yet his team produced a more cohesive display than Ten Hag’s United, who is entering his third year.
Ten Hag gave a spiky assessment of United’s progress ahead of the game, yet his team failed to back up his claims.
United have now lost two of the opening three Premier League games and rank 14th in the league table.
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