Martínez's criticism lays bare the ruinous state of Manchester United's ownership
Writing in The Guardian, Jonathan Liew uses Lisandro Martínez's recent public remarks about Manchester United's leadership — including comments about Jason Wilcox — as a springboard to examine the club's structural decline under Glazer family ownership and the Jim Ratcliffe era. Liew argues that the chaos on and off the pitch is a direct product of an ownership model that prioritises commercial extraction over sporting coherence. The piece frames Martínez, one of United's marquee signings, as a symptom rather than a cause of the club's troubles, and questions whether any managerial appointment can succeed within the current framework.
Read the full story at theguardian.comManchester United's problems have often been framed as a series of managerial or recruitment missteps, but Martínez's willingness to speak publicly points to something structural. When a senior player feels compelled to call out the club's football leadership, it signals that the disconnect between ownership, the boardroom, and the dressing room has become impossible to paper over. The Ratcliffe minority takeover was sold as a reset, yet the same gravitational forces that defined the Glazer years — short-termism, cost-cutting, and a revolving door of footballing decision-makers — appear to remain in place. For supporters, the question is no longer who sits in the dugout but whether the club's governance model is compatible with competing at the top of European football.
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