Sir Jim Ratcliffe's seven controversial Man United cuts since £1.25bn Ineos deal

Christmas Eve marked one year of Ineos' involvement in Manchester United.

That is when United agreed to allow Sir Jim Ratcliffe's petrochemicals company to acquire around a quarter of the club. Two months later, they officially completed the £1.25billion deal and Ratcliffe became a co-owner. Much has changed at Old Trafford over the last year.

Ruben Amorim has replaced Erik ten Hag—but not before the club extended the latter's contract. Ruud van Nistelrooy has also come and gone, with Dan Ashworth barely lasting any longer after just about getting one whole transfer window as United's inaugural sporting director.

Those are merely the most high-profile staff members to depart; hundreds more have moved on. Here is a round-up of those cutbacks.

United staff had to pay for their travel to last season's FA Cup final after the club had previously covered it. According to The Times, they emailed their employees to tell them they would have to contribute £20 toward coach travel, or half that if they were only going one way, with deductions coming from their next month's wages.

Staff still received complimentary match tickets for Wembley Stadium, but nothing more. Directors and senior figures could no longer bring friends and family along with them, and the club no longer included traditional perks such as hotel accommodation in the capital, a pre-match lunch, and a post-game party.

Earlier in the month, some United administrative staff lost access to chauffeur-driven private cars, and corporate credit cards used by department heads were also cancelled.

Ratcliffe reputedly told employees to seek "alternative employment" if they were unwilling to work from the club's premises during an all-staff meeting in May. United's flexible