Change is on the horizon for Manchester United after what has been a challenging season so far. Investment from Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been rubber-stamped, but the INEOS deal still remains subject to ratification from the Premier League and it might be a little time before the 71-year-old British billionaire really makes his mark in the Old Trafford boardroom.
However, that has given fans something to be encouraged by. On the pitch, things have been a real struggle for United this campaign with poor results heaping pressure on Erik ten Hag amid the minority takeover talk behind the scenes.
Here are three winners and losers at the halfway stage; ALSO READ: Ratcliffe and Ten Hag must find transfer middle ground ALSO READ: Youngster to sign new contract after impressing Ten Hag Kobbie Mainoo: Had things gone according to plan, teenage Mainoo would have been welcomed into the first-team in the early months this season, but he suffered an injury during their pre-season programme.
Handed a late Premier League debut in the Everton win, Mainoo oozed class from the moment he first touched the ball in that competition and United have a real player on their hands.
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