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Is Sir Jim Ratcliffe's investment good news for Manchester United? YOUR COMMENTS as the INEOS boss is set to take control of a 25 percent stake of the club... but will leave the Glazers in charge at Old Trafford for now

Football fans have questioned Sir Jim Ratcliffe's decision to buy a 25 percent stake of Manchester United, which will see the Glazers remain in control of the club.

The petrochemicals billionaire, a boyhood United fan, initially lodged a bid for a majority stake in the club when the Glazers announced last November that they were open to investment or a full sale.

But after a prolonged impasse, Ratfcliffe submitted an adjusted offer, believed to be worth between £1.4 and £1.5billion, for a 25 percent stake in the club in the first step in what is being viewed as a staged buyout.