SIR JIM RATCLIFFE has reportedly sent an email to Manchester United employees slamming the lack of cleanliness around the club’s facilities.

The co-owner has been very hands-on in recent weeks but his actions have not always been well received.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe sent out an email slamming the lack of tidiness at club facilities

And now Ratcliffe has complained about the poor standards of staff, who have allowed Old Trafford and Carrington to become untidy.

The Ineos chief visited the facilities earlier this year and met staff and players, but was stunned by the lack of cleanliness, labelling the tidiness of the IT department as a “disgrace”, according to The Athletic.

The email adds “frankly the dressing rooms of U18s and U21s” were not much better.

United’s standards fell below what was expected of an Ineos company, with Ratcliffe concerned about the negative impression it could give to visitors, particularly potential signings.

He said that the cleanliness standards at United facilities would not be acceptable at INEOS..

Ratcliffe warns that it is unacceptable for an elite sporting organization to not maintain the highest levels of cleanliness and tidiness, and that it makes a bad impression on visitors, including parents of young players, potential signings and the press.

This is the latest part of Ratcliffe’s efforts to establish a new tone and culture internally with a key focus on performance, standards, discipline and results.

On Wednesday, Sir Jim Ratcliffe explicitly warned all club staff that they would get an early Christmas party if the club underperformed (the implication being that if the club underperformed the staff would was fired immediately).

INEOS are aiming to make comprehensive improvements at United as they look to change the culture at the club using strong therapy.

INEOS initially appeared to focus on football and performance but quickly concluded that the necessary improvements would also require Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s team to have a firm grasp of the business, commercial and operational areas of the club.

In December 2023, Man United’s Old Trafford had its food hygiene rating lowered after serving raw chicken to guests at a corporate event held at the stadium.

Shortly after Man United received numerous complaints from customers, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) subsequently ruled on the club’s food safety management, including its “system or inspection activities”. spot checks to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat,” requiring “major improvements.”

According to the review results, Old Trafford’s food hygiene rating was rated 1/5, which is also the lowest score.

Some staff were reportedly stunned to receive the email, while others believe it has been a long time coming, and needed to improve performance from certain colleagues.

Earlier this week Ineos warned colleagues that unacceptable standards could lead to perks like Christmas parties being taken away.

It comes after the club made cuts to staff’s FA Cup final perks, gifting them only one free ticket and getting rid of the free transport, food and accommodation that has been put on in recent years.

In the past, United have given tickets to all of their 1,100 staff members, while senior staff and directors were able to take friends and family.

Travel to and from the stadium, pre-match food, a post-match party and hotel accommodation were also paid for by the club.

But staff have been told they will only receive one ticket for the game, while they will also have to pay £20 for coach travel to and from Wembley on the day of the match.

The lasest clampdown comes after United were slammed for covering the costs of a swanky Wags day out.