Jim Ratcliffe to watch Manchester United take on Tottenham

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly set to attend his first Manchester United match after agreeing to a partial takeover of the club.

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The billionaire agreed to buy a 25 percent stake in the Premier League outfit and, barring any late change in schedule, is due to attend Sunday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.

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The deal is still awaiting ratification, but Ratcliffe and his team have wasted no time getting to know the club as his INEOS group prepare to take responsibility for footballing operations at Manchester United.

The 71-year-old and Sir Dave Brailsford, INEOS’ director of sport, visited Old Trafford and Manchester United’s Carrington training ground last week.

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The pair met with men’s team manager Erik ten Hag and women’s team boss Marc Skinner, along with members of different teams and backroom staff.

The INEOS delegation also met with wider club staff at Old Trafford and attended an all-staff meeting as they get to better know Manchester United and the challenge at hand.

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Brailsford has been at all three matches since the deal was announced on Christmas Eve, with INEOS Sport chief executive Jean Claude Blanc joining him at Monday’s FA Cup third round 2-0 win against Wigan.

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