Classy Bruno Fernandes is spotted and takes an ex-manchester United employee for lunch.
Former communication officer, John Allen, was made superfluous last summer in the midst of a brutal wave of job losses in which 250 people lose their jobs.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has used the ax since he arrived at Old Trafford, because the co-owner makes swinging cuts on the club's budget.
Although he is forced, all has not lost any contact with senior figures in the club, as is apparent from him who came to Red Devil Captain Fernandes for lunch.
The couple was seen on the way to Juniper in Wilmslow, a hotspot for Man Utd players to enjoy a lunch spot.
Allen had worked at Man Utd for 25 years, starting at the ticket office before moving to the media department in 2011 before he lost his job under the Ineos regime of Ratcliffe.
During his two and a half decades in Old Trafford in September, manager Erik ten Hag presented a special man Utd-shirt with the NO25 to him during Allen's last press conference.
Ten Hag, himself fired by Man Utd A month later, said in a speech: “John, 25 years old is very long. You are proud of this club and proud that you have worked here.
“You feel so connected to this club. It is a difficult moment to say goodbye.
'I know you as a good colleague and a very good support for me.
“I wish you the very best for what is coming, it will be great for you because you are so competent.
“I wish you the best in your work, but also for your family.”
The Neil Custis van Sunsport wrote at the time: “The regular United Press Pack also gave him a gift. It all had the air of a happy pension, but it wasn't, this guy got the push and he didn't want to go.”
Pause to stop the tears, John said: “It was the greatest honor that came from Manchester to work with all these managers.
“This is my club and to be able to do this, I am very lucky.”
In February of this year, months after the first austerity round, the club confirmed that no fewer than 200 jobs would be lost.
A club statement said: “Manchester United must transform its business structure as part of a series of additional measures to improve the financial sustainability of the club and to improve operational efficiency.
“The transformation plan is intended to reduce the club to profitability after five consecutive years of losses since 2019.
“As part of these measures, the club expects that around 150-200 jobs can be made superfluous, depending on a consultation process with employees.
“These would be a supplement to the 250 roles that were removed last year.”
Sunsport exclusively revealed how lunches except the first team had been reduced to soup and sandwiches – and that includes coaches and analysts, with a later report from The Guardian who revealed that the Staffcanteen would close completely.
The termination of free lunches for staff is estimated to save the club £ 1 million a year, while the club also scales back the presence of London, according to BBC Sport.
The situation is not better on the field, with Man Utd 14th in the Premier League after a heavy 4-1 defeat against Newcastle on Sunday.
Fernandes and Co will be confronted on Thursday with a Make-Or-Break Europa League Second Leg collision against Lyon in Old Trafford.
Not winning the competition, and being eliminated from a chance to win the qualification for the Champions League by winning the competition, would cause further damage to the already disastrous low treasure chest of the club.
Although a FA report published yesterday has revealed that Man Utd £ 33 million spent on agent costs between February 2024 and February 2025, the third highest in the division behind Chelsea (£ 60 million) and Man City (£ 52 million).
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