Gary Lineker criticises Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe

Summarised from 4 outlets · 9 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 04:44 · Archive

Gary Lineker has described Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe as an 'unpleasant human being'.

Lineker made the comments following recent statements by Ratcliffe criticising UK immigration policy and suggesting Britain was in decline. Eric Cantona has also criticised Ratcliffe, saying he would not have joined Manchester United had Ratcliffe been the owner at the time. The remarks have attracted widespread commentary.

How it is being reported

• Man Utd news: Sir Jim Ratcliffe's controversial remarks slammed and club debt risesManchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has come under scrutiny while the club are out of action during the international breakMirror Sport · 24 Sept, 04:30
• Eric Cantona says he would not have joined Man Utd if Sir Jim Ratcliffe was ownerFrance forward Cantona has previously been named by Ratcliffe as his favourite United playerIndependent Sport · 23 Sept, 21:44
• Eric Cantona teams up with Gary Lineker as Man Utd chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe slammed againGary Lineker and Eric Cantona have both slammed Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe over recent days, following his latest comments bemoaning immigrationMirror Sport · 23 Sept, 13:04
• DARREN LEWIS: 'Ratcliffe rant in elite league of wild hypocrisy'Hypocrisy doesn’t come more blatant than Man United's majority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe. He grew up in a council house, now lives as a tax exile abroad. Yet he has the nerve to target immigrants...The Mirror · 22 Sept, 11:47
• David Squires on … Jim Ratcliffe lamenting the decline of once-mighty empiresOur cartoonist on Manchester United’s billionaire joint-owner showing a startling lack of self-awareness Buy a cartoon | Some of David’s favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...The Guardian · 22 Sept, 11:08
• 7 outrageous Sir Jim Ratcliffe statements after Gary Lineker's attack on Man Utd ownerManchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is no stranger to making headlines, and his unapologetic and outspoken personality has often sparked controversyMirror Sport · 22 Sept, 10:45
• Andy Burnham hits back at Man Utd owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's 'Britain is on the slide' commentManchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said at the weekend that the UK was in decline as he complained the UK's attitude to wealth was driving the mega-rich to leave the countryThe Mirror · 22 Sept, 06:04
• Gary Lineker labels Sir Jim Ratcliffe an 'unpleasant human being' in scathing attack on Man United co-owner - and congratulates the Glazers on 'finding someone even worse than them'Gary Lineker has delivered a scathing verdict on Sir Jim Ratcliffe's running of Manchester United, branding the club's co-owner an 'unpleasant human being'.Daily Mail · 21 Sept, 23:55
• Gary Lineker tears into Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe - 'Unpleasant human being'Sir Jim Ratcliffe was back in the headlines last week after criticising the UK Government's approach to immigration - before Manchester United slipped to another poor resultThe Mirror · 21 Sept, 19:44

In this story: Gary Lineker · Sir Jim Ratcliffe · Eric Cantona · Manchester United · Andy Burnham

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