Special report: The state of Manchester United’s women’s team

When new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe sat down recently with the media to discuss his plans for the club’s future, the focus was, perhaps inevitably, on long-term issues relating primarily to the men’s team. The women’s team is a relatively new entity, having been founded in 2018, but they have finished in the top four in every one of their Women’s Super League campaigns. The media glare and scrutiny on them does not match the men’s team, but the potential for growth is huge.

’ review will include a decision over the future of manager Marc Skinner When Ratcliffe , he provided some insight into how the takeover will affect the women’s team. Although the discourse focused on the men’s side, do not want to give fans false expectations. The group is realistic with its ambitions and is adopting a gradual approach. There are no plans to splurge cash in the summer transfer window for either team. Ratcliffe also said he would not comment on the men’s manager Erik ten Hag, but speaking about the men’s team’s history since Sir Alex Ferguson left a decade ago, he said “none of were successful or survived for very long. You can’t blame all the coaches.

, along with a new sporting director and head of recruitment. It would make sense for that one-club playing style to include the women’s team, but the club are yet to decide if that will be the case. Advertisement The 71-year-old billionaire was also asked about a stadium for the women’s team. They play at Leigh Sports Village , a 12,000-capacity stadium shared with rugby league team Leigh Leopards, 25km from Manchester city centre.

director since 2001 and a public face for the company, is the designated wants its teams to feel valued and included and it aims to ensure the women’s side will operate at the same level, with the same commitments, as the men’s side. Brailsford, the former mastermind of cycling’s Team Sky, an organisation which did not create a women’s cycling team, will be in charge of elite football performance and will conduct a thorough review of each team’s existing operations before implementing changes. He is taking a look-and-learn approach to all departments.

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