After spotting pictures of the team’s new shareholder with Erik ten Hag, Manchester United supporters are certain that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a man mountain.
The richest man in the world, who bought shares in United in December, strolled around Old Trafford and the Carrington training facility this week.
Brailsford and Sir Jim Ratcliffe met this week with the players and staff of United.
Brailsford and Sir Jim Ratcliffe met this week with the players and staff of United.
The under-pressure Ten Hag, whom he dwarfed in stature, was seen deep in conversation with the head of INEOS.
Images of the 71-year-old billionaire dominating On Thursday, Ten Hag began making the rounds on social media, drawing a lot of comments from Red Devils supporters.
Someone commented, “He’s huge.”
Someone else remarked, “Can he play CM though?”
Another person asked, “Can he play up front?”
“Are we about to win the league? Eight feet tall and a great head of hair?” said one.
“The man certainly has the height to take the club back to its lofty heights,” said a second commenter.
Standing at a little over 5’9,” Ten Hag is by no means a short man.
The angle at which Ten Hag and Ratcliffe were taken may have inflated Ratcliffe’s height in the images, making him appear considerably higher than he actually is.
It is said that the businessman is taller than six feet.