Sheikh Jassim's Man United takeover plan, David Beckham's true feelings and Tottenham truth

It is now a year since Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced that he had purchased a minority stake in Manchester United.

In turn, he ended Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani's dream of securing a full purchase of the Reds. There was concerns from many about the prospect of Sheikh Jassim's Qatar-backed bid owning United and it is fair to say there was a fair share of relief that his offer failed.

However, there is a feeling of what might have been considering the seemingly unlimited riches that Sheikh Jassim has at his disposal. In the meantime, United have been left scrounging as Ratcliffe and Ineos undertake controversial cost-cutting measures - the latest of which has seen payments to a charity supporting former players stopped.

With this in mind, MEN Sport has taken a look at the key revelations surrounding Sheikh Jassim's bid both before and since Ineos took control of the football project at Old Trafford.

As we headed towards the anniversary of the Glazers making their minds up on the United takeover, the Daily Mail reported what Sheikh Jassim's masterplan would have been for the club had he won the bid. A new stadium would have been high on his to-do list, like it is for Ineos.

However, it was claimed that while Ratcliffe has looked to save money through staff redundancies, the Qatari bid would have aimed to increase employment. The plan was also to wipe off the debt accumulated by the Glazers.

It has to be stressed that it may be easy to say these things when holding no actual power. But, with full control of the club, there is no doubting the Qatari banker could have shaped United in his own vision.

As the process was nearing its conclusion, David Beckham was asked for his feelings on a potential Qatari-backed owner of