“Football is a very complicated sport, especially at the top, so I’m sure they [Ineos] will contribute,” Erik ten Hag said on Friday. “They will help us to achieve our high ambitions.”
In throwing bouquets at Sir Jim Ratcliffe following his 25% purchase of Manchester United that gains the Ineos owner control of football operations, the manager employed an apt phrase that shone a light on the crux of the deal.
