SIR JIM RATCLIFFE could lean on his Formula One connections to try and bring Manchester United back into pole position.
Ratcliffe, who has owned a minority share in Man Utd since December 2023, is reportedly considering hiring a F1 engineer to help revolutionise the Red Devils' data analysis.
According to the BBC, Ratcliffe could appoint Mercedes engineer Michael Sansoni at as he looks to bring the club's use of data up to par with the clubs around them.
That's after the billionaire Brit told Man Utd fanzine United We Stand that the club was “still in the last century of data analysis” and that it “doesn't really exist here” in a recent interview.
Ratcliffe's Ineos are part-owners of the Mercedes F1 team which would reportedly make any move to bring Sansoni to United much smoother.
While it's understood that Sansoni is already set to call an end to his near 11-year stint with the the F1 team.
Ratcliffe has claimed that Man Utd's data analysis directly correlates to their poor recruitment over recent seasons.
He told United We Stand: “Until we're are as good as anyone in the world, then it's not good enough for . We must have the best recruitment in the world.
“Data analysis comes alongside recruitment. It doesn't really exist here. We're still in the last century on data analysis here.
“There's an immense amount of useful data that we can get from data analysis and we're in the ‘very poor' bracket with data analysis here. These things don't happen overnight.”
United have spent over £900MILLIONon transfers over the last five seasons, a figure only exceeded by , and neighbours .
All three of those clubs are currently battling out for European places, while United languish in 14th spot in the Premier League table – having won just 10 of their 32 league games this season.
Huge transfer sums have been invested in players that have been unable to succeed at the Theatre of Dreams in recent season.
The £85m arrival of has resulted in the Brazilian heading out on loan, while also left the club for Chelsea this season after his £73m move from Dortmund didn't go to plan.
Meanwhile £47m goalkeeper – the fourth most expensive keeper in history – was
The Cameroon shot-stopper was left out of on Sunday after making during the club's 2-2 draw with Lyon last Thursday.
