What’s the score, takeover panel asks United

MANCHESTER UNITED could find itself before the British Takeover Panel after it held talk with one of its main shareholders.

Landsdowne Partners, which now has more than 5% of the club’s shares, held talks with United’s chief executive Peter Kenyon and other senior executives last month about what was happening at the club.

Though it is not known what exactly was said at the meeting, it is believed that Landsdowne was seeking information on whether the club is the subject of a bid from its Irish investors, the millionaires John Magnier and JP McManus, who hold 8.65% of the club’s shares.