Sir Jim Ratcliffe has admitted that plans for the Manchester United women’s team are still to be confirmed off the back of a turbulent and disappointing league season.
Despite winning their first major piece of silverware — the FA Cup — United endured a difficult season, finishing fifth. It was their lowest finish since promotion to the Women’s Super League (WSL) in 2019.
Ratcliffe praised the women’s FA Cup victory — a 4-0 win over Tottenham — but admitted that they have not begun planning for the women’s team, focusing on solving the issues on the men’s side first.
“We haven’t got into that level of detail with the women’s team yet,” he told Bloomberg. “We’ve been pretty much focused on how we resolve the first team issues, and that’s been pretty full time for the first six months.”
When asked if the plans were to be confirmed, Ratcliffe responded, “Correct.”
United finished the season 20 points behind champions Chelsea and were out of the running for the title by February. They started the season with a short-lived Champions League campaign after falling to Paris Saint-Germain in the qualifying round.
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