Shortly before 2.30pm on Monday, hundreds of worried staff filed into the Manchester Suite at Old Trafford to hear about the latest threat to their jobs.
Employees who had survived the initial round of 250 redundancies under Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos last year were back to face another cull that will see up to 200 more cuts made to Manchester United’s workforce.
Some were said to have been left in an emotional state after being told that they will learn their fate in April, meaning another month of upset and uncertainty.
The grim news was delivered by chief executive Omar Berrada who apologised for spreading yet more gloom but explained that other top clubs had been significantly more successful than United with a smaller staff.