Sir Jim Ratcliffe has vowed to knock Manchester City and Liverpool of their perches after becoming co-owner of Manchester United.
Speaking for the first time since his 25 per cent stake in the club was ratified, the petrochemicals billionaire also revealed that a fresh decision on Mason Greenwood – currently on loan in Spain having been cleared of allegations of rape – would be made in due course.
He also joked that he did not know if the Qatari sheikh, whose rival bid he beat to invest in United, existed.