Why Slot will feel he needs a win more than Amorim when Liverpool face United

DURING the international break, there has been quite a bit of news coming out of Manchester United.

- ANDY DUNN

Well, out of Manchester United PLC, to be precise.

Some casual speculation about a possible takeover and some relatively positive news about land needed for anew 100,000-seater stadium have meant the stock market value of the club has soared.

Before trading opened in New York yesterday, United's share price was $18.24. On the previous Thursday, it was as low as $15.40.

As there are 172 million shares in United, that means an increase in overall value of around half a billion dollars in a single week.

As they are the main shareholders, that is great news for the Glazers and for Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Monaco Jim owns roughly 29 per cent of United while the Glazers, over in Florida, own 49 per cent.

Some rudimentary maths tells you that, in that particular week-long stock market spell, the value of Ratcliffe's stake went up by $145million and the value of the Glazers’ stake went up by $245million.

And United did not play a single match in that time. No wonder Ratcliffe and the Glazers do not appear overly concerned about Ruben Amorim (right) winning only 20 of his first 50 matches with United.