The speed of change at Manchester United – despite the fact that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS’s 25 per cent stake is still to be ratified by the Premier League – has been rapid.
Earlier this month, in what is being viewed as an INEOS hire, Omar Berrada was announced as new chief executive, joining from rivals Manchester City.
And last week Agenda discovered that a large group of surveyors had descended on Old Trafford and were spotted at various points around the stadium and on the car park, armed with theodolites – tripod-mounted precision instruments used for measuring angles.