However, INEOS’ arrival has at least jolted the off-the-pitch department into action, especially with executive changes.

Omar Berrada has been confirmed as the CEO and Jason Wilcox has already started working as the Technical Director.

Dan Ashworth remains the last piece of the puzzle to come in as the Sporting Director from Newcastle but despite some extreme steps taken by him, that move seemed to be in limbo.

Until now, potentially, if recent reports are to be believed.

Football Insider reports that Newcastle are inching closer to finalising an agreement with Dougie Freedman to become their new Sporting Director.

The report states that the agreement is on pace to be made official at the end of the season, with the club playing their last game on May 22.

Freedman, currently at Crystal Palace, would have the same designation at Newcastle, and a move for him could make the Magpies more amenable to releasing Ashworth from his gardening leave.

Paying two people, including paying one to not work is hardly ideal business sense for a club flirting with Profit and Sustainability Rules line.

By releasing Ashworth, they would get compensation from United, some of which they can pocket and the remaining spent to extract Freedman.

His wages would also go off the books, again redirected towards Freedman’s arrival.

As a sidenote, it would also give clarity to United’s executive structure as the club had reportedly been targeting Freedman for the role of Head of Recruitment.

That was always going to be a long shot, as that role would have had him working under Ashworth, when he is effectively taking his job at Newcastle.

Ultimately, this move getting finalised could be the domino that makes everything happen in the lead-up to the summer window.

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The loss against Arsenal, a limp one at that, was just another game added to a list of home losses that have continued to erode the aura around the once-imposing stadium.

However, such has been the Glazers’ apathy towards this historical landmark, the scenes after the game were much more embarrassing than the score during it.

The infamous “leaky roof” finally surrendered to the thunderous rain of Manchester, with sections of Sir Bobby Charlton Stand getting soaked.

The water even came through into the away dressing room, perhaps symbolic of the rot that has set in at the club under the Glazers.

Now, BBC Sports’ Simon Stone reports that United have launched a priority cleanup mission to get the ground ready in quick time.

United host Newcastle on Wednesday and everything is being done to make the affected sites of the stadium usable for that game. Stadium is drying out but mopping up is also taking place at a rapid rate.

The cleanup operation is also symbolic of the Glazers’ reign on the pitch, where they would rather keep sticking short-term plasters on wounds instead of investigating and fixing the cause of the problem.

The roof at Old Trafford has been a problem for decades and it is just one of the many issues with the ground.

It is why Sir Jim Ratcliffe made it his mission to prioritise the development/relocation of the stadium as soon as his stake was confirmed.

That is not something that can be done overnight but at least the stadium is deserving the attention is deserves.

In the meantime, mopping up the Glazer-created mess to get ready for another game in two days will have to do. Fans will just hope players put in the same effort as the workers are putting in readying the stadium for the game!

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United fell to a devastating loss at Selhurst Park on Monday evening but according to The Daily Mail, there were further incidents for the club after the final whistle.

The newspaper reports that there was a massive security breach involving a YouTube prankster, who found his way to the team bus after the battering.

It’s understood that Lizwani cleverly evaded security and boarded the team coach.

He was dressed in a full United tracksuit and carried a designer washbag to help further his deceptive agenda. He somehow managed to fool security before boarding the waiting bus.

Journalist Mike Keegan notes, “Mail Sport understands that, after casually taking a seat onboard the vehicle waiting to take Erik ten Hag and his team back to Manchester following a miserable 4–0 thumping a week ago, he was quickly spotted by United’s guards.”

“And in what were described by sources as ‘amicable’ scenes, he was then removed from the vehicle – but not before what is being viewed as a substantial security breach.”

Keegan explains that the incident has prompted the Premier League to notify clubs to be on high alert for a recurrence of such cases.

After he was ejected from the team bus, Lizwani was held by security until police arrived to have a word with him.

It’s believed that Palace have launched an investigation to determine how the prankster succeeded in his efforts.

CCTV footage is being examined by the Eagles to unearth the trail of events that ultimately led to Lizwani boarding the United coach.

The working theory is that he accessed the area via an exit gate which was opened after the game and then hid before eventually proceeding into the United bus under false pretences.

The Mail notes that Lizwani has a track record of gatecrashing popular events and award ceremonies.

Earlier this year, he positioned himself behind popular Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy and producer Emma Thomas as the latter accepted an award for best film.

He has also infiltrated other events such as the FIFA Ballon d’Or, the MOBO Awards and the Brit Awards in 2022.

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