'In tears' - Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been 'scammed' at Man United by the club's leaders

Former scout Bryan King criticises Ratcliffe's leadership at Manchester United, claiming the club's owners and decision-makers are the root cause of the team's struggles, not the manager.

Bryan King, an experienced former scout at Tottenham, Everton and Aston Villa, has criticised Sir Jim Ratcliffe's stewardship at Manchester United, arguing that the club's owners and decision-makers are responsible for the team's poor form rather than the manager.

With Manchester United having won just two games from 12 across all competitions and without a Premier League win since August, Michael Carrick's position as manager is under scrutiny. King told Football Insider that Ratcliffe "has been scammed" by the people he brought in around him, who are "earning a lot of money" but "not up to the job."

King argues that the fundamental problem at Old Trafford extends beyond the dugout. He points out that nine managers have failed since Sir Alex Ferguson, and suggests that the ideal solution would be for a new manager to convince the owners to hand over control of the football side. However, he notes that even Jose Mourinho failed to achieve this, and that without such autonomy, managers are "asked to perform miracles without any tools."