Last night's Europa League final against Tottenham was fairly dire occasion for Manchester United.
They failed to turn up for a European final, producing an abject display against Spurs. Their pace of play certainly lacked the type of urgency you would expect to see in such a fixture, leading to a rather comfortable evening for the opposition.
In the end, they could have no complaints about the 1-0 defeat.
Missing out on silverware is one thing, but this loss will have far more far reaching consequences for Manchester United as a club. They desperately needed the £100million cash injection that a place in next season's Champions League would have provided, with the club's finances in a perilous position as things stand.
It will certainly limit the spending power they have in the transfer market this summer, a far from ideal situation when you consider the radical squad overhaul that manager Ruben Amorim is hoping to carry out.
With the poor product on the pitch and the questionable manner in which the owners have been behaving away from it, it seems that even some club legends have had enough.
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Manchester United Legend Set To Give Up Season Ticket
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It is easy to see why many supports are becoming disenchanted with Manchester United, with that feeling also spreading to some of their former players.
The wife of Norman Whiteside, the legendary midfielder who featured 274 times for the club in the 1980s, took to social media to reveal that she and her husband would be giving up their season tickets at Old Trafford next season.
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So, I’ve waited for a while to write this.
It is with unbelievable sadness, that after more than 28 years of having season tickets at Old Trafford, @NormanWhiteside and I are not renewing next year.
Having been forcibly relocated last season, “red carded” for not attending
— Mrs W Official (@WhitesideDee) May 21, 2025
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She also revealed that the club had forced them to switch their season and stopped their children using the season tickets.
I’ll still be at games, I’m MUFC until I die, and I’ve seen worse times than now, but I’m not sure I’ve seen players less interested in pulling on our shirt for very many years.
Times must change 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️♥️
— Mrs W Official (@WhitesideDee) May 21, 2025
Manchester United have come in for some heavy criticism for their treatment of season ticket holders in recent times, with some supporters having their tickets revoked over accusations of not attending enough games, despite claims from fans that this was not the case.
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The club have also essentially installed sizeable price hikes for the the 2025/26 season, with some season tickets going up by over £250 as a result of Jim Ratcliffe's decision to reduce concessions for old age pensioners and U16s.
Couple this with the sacking of a huge number of staff and you can see why many people have had enough.
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