John Murtough, Manchester United’s football director, says the club goes through a “thorough process” to find a new permanent manager.
Manchester United released their latest financial results on Tuesday, and they’ve had a bad year even though Cristiano Ronaldo has come back to Old Trafford to play for the team.
He says the club is still aiming to win “top trophies” again.
They can only hope for a top-four finish in England, but they only drew with Watford on Saturday and are only two points ahead of West Ham and Arsenal. The Gunners also have three games in hand.
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Manchester City and Liverpool are both on the hunt for the title, and United faces Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League tie, which is tied at 1-1.
Since December, Ralf Rangnick, the club’s interim manager, has been in charge since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired after a bad start to the season. The club hasn’t won a trophy since 2017.
Murtough said he was pleased with the “improved results” as they tried to get into the Champions League.
“We know that consistency is important as we try to finish in the top four this season,” he said.
However, I want to clarify that this is not the goal of Manchester United.
Everyone at the club is focused on competing for the best trophies.
“We are now going through a very detailed process to find a new permanent manager who will take over this summer.” The goal is to get us back to competing for domestic and European titles again.
Ajax coach Erik Ten Hag and Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino are both running to be Solskjaer’s long-term replacement.
Richard Arnold’s first time is speaking out in public since taking over as chief executive on February 1, when executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward left.
Our goal is to win, so we have a clear plan and an empowered leadership team to help us get there, said the man.
This means that we will build a culture of excellence through a world-class football environment, and we will also make sure that fans have a more significant role in the club.
There were “exceptional items” in Manchester United’s second-quarter results for fiscal 2022, which ended on December 31, and they cost the club $13.4 million.
They included compensation for former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and coaching staff.
The company made a profit of 5.4 million pounds in the third quarter, with total revenue of £185.4 million.
This is a 7.3% increase from the same period last year when the coronavirus was shut down.
To put it another way, United’s debt has risen 8.6%, and wages have risen 19.6%, to 97.7 million pounds.
This is because they’ve invested in their first-team squad.
