For an indication of the scale of the task inherited by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS as they seek to restructure Manchester United’s football operation and return the club to the top, consider this.
The ultimate responsibility for ensuring that there are enough paperclips at Carrington, that the Under 12s have a minibus to take them to their next game and that hotels are arranged for an away match rests on the shoulders of John Murtough.
That is John Murtough who is also tasked with ensuring that United battle the likes of City, Liverpool and Arsenal for the planet’s top talent and arm Erik ten Hag with a squad fit to bring the Premier League title to Old Trafford.