Sir Jim Ratcliffe left to fix huge Glazers mistake - but Man United won’t suffer in transfer window

Manchester United have fallen behind their Premier League arrivals on and off the pitch since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club and the Glazers' lack of personal investment has become clearer than ever.

The family took full control of United in 2005 for £790million. However, the deal was hugely unpopular because it was financed through loans secured against the club's assets, known as a leveraged buyout.

Before they arrived, United were debt-free. Now, they owe £653.3million and have splashed a whopping £772.5m in interest charges (via The Athletic).

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The mountain of debt has been a primary reason behind the years of protests within the United fanbase. Not only have the club struggled on the pitch, the likes of Tottenham and Manchester City have all bypassed them with the standards away from the action.

Speaking on the MEN Sport podcast, Manchester is Red, our Chief Business of Football Writer Dave Powell has explained how the Glazers have been allowed to let the debt increase. "Because they can service it," he said.

"If you can service debt, you can have debt. Tottenham's debt is bigger than Man United's and that's getting close to £1billion. That is attributed to the building of the new stadium. There's good debt and bad debt.

"Good debt will largely be seen as what Spurs did because I think they've got a 30-year mortgage on the stadium and by the time they've got through that, everything is pure profit. Arsenal did the same, they dug themselves into a hole in the late 2000s at the expense of signing new