'Ridiculous' - Paul Scholes slams Sir Jim Ratcliffe for controversial Manchester United ticket hike

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has slammed Sir Jim Ratcliffe's decision to increase ticket prices at the club, describing the controversial hike as "ridiculous" and "not right."

United made the mid-season decision to raise matchday ticket prices to £66 per game in the Premier League, with no concessions for children or pensioners, which angered fans.

The club said the hike would only affect a small number of fans as 97 per cent of tickets have already been sold but the remainder and resold tickets will be subject to the increase.

The reality is supporters have been forced to walk away from attending games. One fan told the Manchester Evening News the changes were "gutting" and another slammed it as a "disgusting policy", questioning how it has been deemed fair to charge children £66 to watch a game.

Ratcliffe has received intense backlash over the decision and his reasoning for the increase added fuel to the fire, which saw his popularity among fans plummet.

Scholes criticised the price increase in the latest episode of The Overlap and questioned how Ratcliffe had the gall to increase prices to watch the worst United side in decades.

“[Ineos] have been in charge for nearly a year now and everything is still negative. I can’t think of something positive that they’ve done for the football club," said a candid Scholes.

"Things are getting worse on the football pitch so couldn’t they have just said that they’d do cheaper tickets – couldn’t they just give us something positive. How can you ask Manchester United fans to pay more money with what’s on the football pitch. £66 for a ticket is ridiculous.

"If you think of Manchester, there are so many deprived areas and Sir Jim Ratcliffe himself is from Failsworth – which