Richard Arnold has been offered one telling piece of advice by former Manchester United CEO Peter Kenyon as he prepares to step into the same role.
Having spent 16 years at Old Trafford, departing executive vice chairman Ed Woodward is set vacate his position at Old Trafford on February 1 — when he will be replaced by his fellow Bristol University graduate.
Arnold has served as group managing director at United for the best part of a decade. Before that, the 50-year-old headed up the club's commercial team.
Kenyon, meanwhile, served as United CEO at the Premier League giants between 2000 and 2003 — before jumping ship to Chelsea when Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich purchased the west Londoners — and he has urged Arnold not to get involved in team and football affairs.
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