Sir Jim Ratcliffe told he has four key areas to address at Man United as Erik ten Hag claim made

Former Liverpool and England midfielder Danny Murphy has identified four key areas Sir Jim Ratcliffe must address if he secures a minority stake in Manchester United, including life after Erik ten Hag.

The British billionaire, who is a lifelong United supporter, is understood to be edging closer to securing a minority stake in the club. It is believed that he will acquire a 25 per cent stake from the Glazer family, who confirmed they were open to fresh investment almost a year ago.

Should Ratcliffe see the proposed deal through, he will be tasked with trying to fix and develop a plethora of different areas of the club, both on and off the pitch. The first-team squad needs upgrading and both Old Trafford and the club's Carrington training base are in desperate need of modernisation.

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And for Murphy, who is now a regular pundit on Match of the Day, addressing matters on the transfer front needs to be one of Ratcliffe's leading responsibilities. It has been claimed that Ratcliffe and his INEOS Group will oversee football-related operations.

Murphy, penning his column for the Mail, said: "Signing the right players is the bedrock of any successful team and United have failed. Jadon Sancho, Antony and Donny van de Beek cost almost £200million between them.

"I'm not a Harry Maguire-basher but at £80m, he wasn't a game-changer like Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool. Ratcliffe must look into how United does business. Usually, there is more than one reason why things haven't worked.

"While I would never want a club to sign players the manager didn't want, it might be that United have to take a more collegiate approach to bringing