'No honeymoon period' - the national media react to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Manchester United arrival

After more than a year of waiting, the Glazers' strategic review finally came to a conclusion on Christmas Eve as Sir Jim Ratcliffe's arrival at Manchester United was officially announced.

The British billionaire had been expected from October when Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani withdrew from the process but with Christmas on the horizon, few anticipated he would be announced in 2023. Whatever the thoughts on the timing, United supporters will be equal parts pleased and sceptical by the minority acquisition by INEOS.

While plenty has changed in the past 48 hours, a lot has stayed the same too. The Glazers remain at Old Trafford and until Premier League ratification, Ratcliffe will have limited influence.

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But how has the national press reacted to the news? MEN Sport has taken a closer look.

Senior football correspondent Richard Jolly has taken a pragmatic view on INEOS' arrival, choosing to focus on the many issues which Ratcliffe will need to tackle in the opening stages of his tenure. He entitled his piece as being 'no honeymoon' for the newcomer to the boardroom.

He wrote: "There are questions about personnel, others about bricks and mortar. Visiting fans have taken to chorusing “Old Trafford is falling down”; if that is an exaggeration, the leaking roof has acquired its own infamy. A lack of investment in the infrastructure is part of the case against the Glazers, with revenues instead diverted to interest repayments and dividends to them.

"Whatever decision is taken, it will take years to realise the vision. Perhaps the same may be said on the field, too. In a sense, Ratcliffe’s