Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s latest extreme Manchester United cost cuts hit staff canteen

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s ruthless cost-cutting measures at Manchester United have now reached the club canteen.For non-playing staff at United, talkSPORT understands their lunch options at the Carrington canteen have been reduced to just soup and sandwiches.The Man United minority shareholder has seen his popularity tank around ManchesterGettyIt is the latest unpopular decision made by Ratcliffe since he and his company INEOS spent £1billion for a 27.7 per cent stake in the club last year.Earlier in February, Ratcliffe made over 100 club employees redundant.It marked the second mass cull of employees under Ratcliffe’s watch having parted ways with 250 staff members across all departments in the summer.Ratcliffe has also slashed funding to the club’s charitable arm, raised ticket prices by £26 and even axed legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson from his long-serving paid ambassadorial role with the club.News of the latest cuts to the club’s canteen servings comes just days after United revealed their alarming Q2 fiscal results.Most notable among the financial figures was the fact it cost the Red Devils an eye-watering £14.5m to sack Erik ten Hag in October.What made the figure all the more frustrating and perplexing is the fact Ten Hag was handed a new contract in the summer following United’s upset win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final.The decision came after Ten Hag led United to a lowly eighth-place finish in the Premier League last term, with the Dutchman even admitting the club shopped around for a new manager but elected to stick with him rather than twist.Ten Hag oversaw a £200m expenditure in the summer for new players, which took his total spend at Old Trafford to £600m.However, the investment failed to have the desired impact on the pitch as Ten Hag was axed with United languishing in the bottom half of the table.Ten Hag was sacked in October and got a huge payoutGettyWith Ten Hag’s exit, it meant United had now spent an alarming £52.4m on sacking managers since Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.The decision to part ways with Ten Hag wasn’t the only major financial misstep made by United.In the fiscal results, it was revealed Dan Ashworth’s departure as sporting director set the club back £4.1m.United initially shelled out £3m to Newcastle in compensation for Ashworth’s services but Ratcliffe opted to part ways with the sporting director after just five months.Unfortunately for the Red Devils, fortunes on the pitch haven’t exactly improved under Ten Hag’s successor, Ruben Amorim.The Portuguese boss has won just four of 15 league games since taking over in November, with a 2-2 draw against Everton on Saturday the latest result.GettyAmorim’s Premier League record makes for grim reading[/caption]The Toffees raced out to a 2-0 lead in the first half, but United fought back to rescue a point thanks to second-half strikes from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte.United’s draw against Everton meant the Red Devils have won just once in their last five league fixtures.Had Everton held on for the victory, a loss would have dropped United to 16th in the table and left them on 29 points, 12 clear of the relegation zone.Instead, Amorim’s side sit 15th on 30 points.United now turn their attention to a midweek clash on February 26 against 17th-placed Ipswich Town.1: Premier League Fixtures & Results