
RUBEN Amorim said the blame for another round of redundancies at United should lie with the underperforming first team - telling his squad that players and coaches are responsible for improving job security and avoiding ticket price hikes.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe made 250 staff redundant soon after taking control of United following his investment last year, and there is now the expectation of at least 100 more employees losing their jobs in the next few months as the 72-year-old tries to slash costs at the club.
United have posted five successive years of losses and have shipped more than £300million in the past three years, which has pushed them to the brink of breaching the Premier League's financial rules.
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