In February Sir Jim purchased a 27.7% stake in Manchester United from the Glazers, an American family who bought the football club in 2005. Unusually this minority share, which cost around $1.6bn, gave Sir Jim control over sporting operations.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos will successfully turn around Man Utd – Ben Ainslie - Ainslie’s partnership with Ratcliffe has led a Great Britain team to the America’s Cup for the first time in 60 years.

Forget Erik ten Hag. Forget the Glazers. Forget the expensive signings. And forget the previous years of underperformance. If Manchester United fail to massively improve this season, the ultimate responsibility lies with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos.