The truth about Manchester United’s controversial £175,000 'body language expert' has been revealed, with Erik ten Hag seemingly to blame.
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- Cost-cutting measures implemented
- Regular rounds of job losses at Old Trafford
- INEOS & Ratcliffe making ruthless calls
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The Red Devils have made plenty of unfortunate headlines during the 2024-25 campaign. A testing season has delivered a 15th-place finish in the Premier League and a Europa League final defeat – with no European action on the agenda for next term.
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Another change in the dugout was made when replacing FA Cup and League Cup winner Ten Hag with Portuguese tactician Ruben Amorim. The ex-Sporting CP boss picked up just 16 victories from 42 games, giving him a win ratio of 38 per cent.
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DID YOU KNOW?
There is clearly still much work to be done at Old Trafford, with controversial cost-cutting measures already being put in place by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the INEOS co-ownership group as United seek to balance the books.
One of those to have been moved on is a supposed 'body language expert', with Ratcliffe left baffled by certain roles that had been created behind the scenes. According to , that person was "hired by Ten Hag to primarily help players recognise relevant facial expressions during penalty shootouts".
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It was claimed that the £175,000 being paid out there would be recouped with interest if United found a way of keeping themselves in domestic and continental cup competitions. The appointment was, however, deemed a "luxury" and subsequently removed from the pay roll.
