Sir Jim Ratcliffe's decision to stop giving £40,000 to a trust for former players of Manchester United has gone down like a lead balloon among already tetchy supporters

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has cut £40,000 annual funding to the Association of Former Manchester United Players (AFMUP), the charity has claimed.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly slashed the £40,000 annual charity contribution in his latest controversial attempt to reduce spending at the club.

Ratcliffe has upset plenty of people associated with United through a series of difficult early decisions as he bids to balance the books at Old Trafford. The 72-year-old tycoon, worth an estimated £23billion,