Ruben Amorim fans' verdict makes next Manchester United move clear for Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Sir Jim Ratcliffe may or may not be an avid reader of the Manchester Evening News, but the survey we conducted to gauge fan sentiment on his first 12 months as a minority investor in the club doesn't make for comforting reading.

A total of 67% of the respondents said they were very worried by Ineos' running of the club on the evidence at hand so far. A further 24% were at least slightly worried, meaning 91% of supporters are concerned by what they have seen during Ratcliffe's year in command.

It's a far cry from the feeling in February last year when Ratcliffe's £1.25bn investment was confirmed, handing him just over a quarter of the club. With that deal came control, however, and it has been the 72-year-old calling the shots rather than the Glazer family for the last 12 months.

It's been a dispiriting year, however. There has been a change in manager that was more expensive than it needed to be, a five-month spell for sporting director Dan Ashworth that cost the club £4.1m, 250 redundancies with more to follow, a string of cuts to staff bonuses and a rise in ticket prices.

It's probably not surprising that 79% of fans said they had a worse opinion of Ratcliffe now compared to a year ago. None of this pain was expected back then when there was only positivity that the Glazers' iron grip on the club was at least being loosened a little.

However, all hope is not lost for Ratcliffe. Although 64% of supporters feel United won't ever be successful under his control, a figure that feels high after just one year, just over a third still retain the faith that the pain being felt now will eventually be worth it.

And there appears to be one reason for that. Ratcliffe hasn't had much to celebrate over the last year, but 43% of