Jim Ratcliffe holds substantive talks with Man United during visit to club

Sir Jim Ratcliffe at Old Trafford (Peter Byrne/PA).

Prospective owner Jim Ratcliffe and his team held substantive talks with Manchester United on Friday during a visit to Old Trafford and the Carrington training complex.

It was announced in November that the club’s owners, the Glazer family, were conducting a strategic review and a sale was one option being considered.