Paul Scholes outlined his displeasure with Enos’s first year of ownership of Manchester United, claiming he “can’t think of anything positive he’s done for the football club”.

Ineos chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe struck a deal with the Glazers last December in which he bought 27.7 per cent of United with a promise to revitalize the club on and off the pitch.

Since then, however, there have been a series of unpopular decisions, including an efficiency drive in which a quarter of the club’s staff – many in low-paid employment – were made redundant while children’s ticket prices were increased.

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Things haven’t been much better on the playing side, with the decision to hand former boss Erik ten Hague a new deal in the summer backfiring. The Dutchman was subsequently sacked in October with Ruben Amorim replacing him after a slow start at Old Trafford. United are currently 13th in the Premier League.

‘Things are going badly on the pitch’

“(Ineos Group) has been in charge (of Manchester United) for almost a year and everything is still negative. I can’t think of anything they’ve done for a football club,” former United and England midfielder Scholes told Overlap Fan Debate.

“Things are getting worse on the football pitch so can’t they just say they’re going to do cheap tickets – can’t they give us something positive? How do you ask Manchester United fans to pay more than what’s on the football pitch? Can you?

“£66 for a ticket is ridiculous. If you think of Manchester there are many deprived areas and Sir Jim Ratcliffe himself is from Failsworth, which is a deprived area. If you’re taking a child with you, it’s £120, if you’re taking a family, you’re looking at £300-400 – not worth it.

“Where do these owners get the next step to raise ticket prices? For value, we’re having perhaps the worst Premier League season ever and they have the cheek to raise prices.

Nothing positive – Shoals

Scholes added: “Nothing positive is happening with that football club. Team performance bang average. They are doing nothing for the fans.

“If we have Sir Jim Ratcliffe, compared to all these American owners, who have been United fans since he grew up in an area of ​​Manchester, they are still pushing up the prices. It shows they don’t care.”

Ratcliffe has spoken of his willingness to make difficult decisions and has even claimed that this may increase his popularity with some supporters.

He told Bloomberg in the summer: “At Manchester United, I have to do some things that are unpleasant.

“I mean, I think at the end of the day doing difficult things, and you know, a degree of unpopularity, in a funny way, can make you more popular.

“Because someone is watching you stand up and make some tough decisions instead of blowing with the wind a little bit.”