Why Man United took Berrada from Man City

INEOS have poached Omar Berrada from rivals Manchester City, making him Manchester United's new CEO.
But who is he? How significant has he been in building City’s dominance? What impact can he have at Old Trafford?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein, reporter Adam Crafton and FC Barcelona correspondent Pol Ballus to analyse the appointment.
00:00 Intro
00:16 Omar Berrada and INEOS
06:50 Who is Omar Berrada?
12:15 Can Omar restore Manchester United?
19:00 Why did City let him go?
23:26 What do Man United want from a CEO?
32:32 Multi-club ownership
37:02 How will he make decisions?
41:06 Final comments
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[@steerj07]

Adam, Pol, I think you both need to get a DNA test.

[@jimbojimbo6873]

Lmao

[@methik38]

😂😂😂😂

[@BharatTiwariDoc]

😂😂😂

[@nathanmiller2982]

😂😂😂😂

[@markgregory2746]

😂

[@WordSalad980]

Hes going to be horrified at the state of it all after a few weeks when everything becomes clear, probably start sacking people.

[@petereverett4981]

God willing

[@ScottRoth1986]

You know how people say “this is above my pay grade”? Berrada will be at that pay grade

[@BMW-wt4xs]

Walk in, start sacking day 1

[@himalayanwandererrr]

Sack the DOF ...that be a statement

[@Truffle_Pup]

That is the case with all new executive appointments in business. Their first decisions are almost always to immediately locate and cut the chaff.

[@gormatthew]

ornstein, and the athletic generally always showing that the YT football analysis can be professional and well thought out. Keep it up folks

[@UnitedFactsOnly-jo6mt]

Professional? They think ineos own 25% of United.

[@scottweber8348]

Agents of City players worriedly texting about Berrada leaving is the best detail from this, feels nice to have someone in charge that's respected again

[@TheMagicianBee]

Signed off a lot of City’s commercial deals. I’m sure you’ve respected those over the years.

[@revoksfn7354]

Hahahaha I genuinely know they don't care one bit

[@playedout148]

Hopefully city can continuing cheating effectively without him. 😅

[@TheFormerkgbchief]

He's literally never been a CEO before...

[@ItsSVO]

@@TheFormerkgbchiefevery successful CEO ever in existence had once never been a CEO before either pal.

[@zanamandaza]

This is a big moment and we will need to come back to this 5 years down the line & 10 years down the line

[@justbenny9067]

This is going to be very interesting. Swift and decisive isn't the Glazers style, meaning this is most likely an Ineos initiative. If they can now bring in some solid people and make this a well oiled club again, it could very well mean that United could finally be back to a good place. The most important thing now when it comes to on pitch performances will be recruitment, as United's recruitment has been very up and down. Its rare they make a signing like Bruno. Hopefully they can start buying smart again instead of wasting money on players that ultimately doesn't work out. Not to mention the insane overspending on players like Jadon Sancho, Antony and so many more

[@ppate8]

This will take some time. Too many players not just a couple who are on big wages on top of the transfer fees paid.

[@chinaman1]

Hojound is overpaid, but he's a good player

[@revoksfn7354]

Signing like bruno ?? 😂😂😂😂 he's awful

[@revoksfn7354]

​@@chinaman1hahahahaha

[@michaelfyffe6826]

​@@revoksfn7354fans like you have not a scoobie what you're talking about. If united had forwards that could finish, make the right runs and be decisive Bruno would have ridiculous statistics. The most ball progressing player in the Premier league with players thst can't finish them off. Know what you're talking about before talking rubbish

[@christianrodriguez5346]

I think the club will go through a stage of identifying the problems, firing the people responsible for it, improve the problems slowly over time, making smarter younger transfers, and rely a lot more on the academy. I think he will even remove players who he thinks do not belong.

[@christianrodriguez5346]

@@nicknewman7848 I took a guess so maybe it would happen.

[@TheDominicProject]

But you can’t fire the owners 😂

[@chriswood753]

The Glazers are responsible for the state United are in !!!!! They value the commercial side and the finances over success on the pitch. Buying players who sell replica strips rather than are they STILL good enough or are they at United for one last big pay day.

[@syphonstube]

​@@TheDominicProjectThere's no need to as they don't have sporting control, so much less politics should counter them leaching in the background a bit

[@TheFormerkgbchief]

I think United will continue to fail for the next ten years, like they did in the last ten...

[@DongoMasterr196]

Omar Was instrumental to Barca, done it at city… him at Man U will showcase how world class he is.

[@banditbaker1675]

Thank you, that was a fascinating discussion. It looks like a good first appointment from Ineos and shows that they mean business. But the next appointments restructuring Player Recruitment are probably more important for United's re-build.

[@samwize28]

i think its 100% guaranteed that they bring in atleast 2 people to run the recruitment/negotiation side. Whats interesting is how stealthy the Omar deal was. Perhaps it wont be Ashworth and Mitchell as the papers suggest, it could be people nobody has thought about. Very exciting as a utd fan

[@banditbaker1675]

@@samwize28 it certainly made a refreshing change for the appointment not to drag on for months, with endless speculation and BS printed & spoken in the media. Hopefully, this might be a sign that Ineos might be acting professionally and being decisive 👍👍

[@d.b.cooper1]

Those charges relate to 2012-2016? Those are very different times where he was much junior. Junior members who aren't executives with fiduciary responsibility aren't the ones they go after.

[@ericchege6061]

Its a good move. Once the structure is in place and relevant positions filled, I can be optimistic. As long as Murtough is not there and recruitment team overhauled, then I know real change has come. Then the issue of updating the squad and if the manager is suitable for the new vision can be addressed. Then we can say indeed Man Utd has entered the modern era. I really pray Glazers take a back seat and don't put a turd in the football punch bowl. They are toxic and negative influence on any progress.

[@suwaidsuwaid9877]

Adam Crafton is so well spoken, very informative podcast 👏🏾

[@harukrentz435]

Its a step up from his roles at barca and city so id rather give him time to implement his change than making premature judgement

[@garyconnolly9393]

Paul Ballus looks more like Adam crafton than Adam crafton

[@vaughanos5350]

its called the generic white man look

[@hegeliandianetik2009]

​@@vaughanos5350in that case you would be able to name atleast 10 people who look exactly like them, can you?

[@vaughanos5350]

@@hegeliandianetik2009 Just look out your window lool

[@jforden78]

I can't help but wonder if he's removing himself from the 115 charges against City while taking on a real challenging project.

[@paulie-g]

On the one hand, it does look like he's taking the chance to get away from under the reputational damage when the Man City bubble implodes. On the other, if it does, I don't see how the people involved don't get sanctioned - presumably the club officials who are guilty of not submitting honest and true financial reports to the PL wouldn't just get away with it. If so, ManU might be in a Paratici-like situation.

[@illiteratethug3305]

what a half-wit take lol. You think he avoids punishment by moving to United? Pretty clear that City will be found innocent if the biggest force behind FFP (Utd Arsenal and Liverpool) are poaching the guy who would be complicit. Keep smoking that copium though XD

[@juz882010]

nope city can blame him now bahaha

[@d.b.cooper1]

Only in the sense that he doesn't wanna be part of any cost cuts & knows he's not next in line for CEO. From the charges perspective he was never a executive between 2012-2016 so he isn't the target hence why he can move on

[@himalayanwandererrr]

It's a step up for him. Hope INEOS did a thorough due diligence as we all know how poor United been in doing proper analysis.

[@luke-ti3fu]

This is really insightful. Great content.

[@CharlesEros1]

So.... He was at Barcelona and then Man City.... THE two biggest teams that have been caught out as cheaters in this generation. Good luck United

[@BharatTiwariDoc]

The smell of piss boiling!! United are ready to spoil your adulthood as well. 🤣🤣 GGMU 🔴⚫

[@vaughanos5350]

​@@BharatTiwariDocAs a united fan am slightly worried.

[@BharatTiwariDoc]

@@vaughanos5350 Que sera sera mate. Citeh are facing relegation out of the football pyramid to Kingdom national league if caught pants down. They are the ones to be worried. Not us. And if push comes to shove, you can rest assured other, equally qualified CEO will come in. Ineos mean footballing business!!

[@VelvetUG]

This Barrada has nothing to do with the legal financial issues of either club

[@vaughanos5350]

@@VelvetUG Not true, he was involved in sponsorship at city. and we know city have dodgy sponsorship deals

[@TheFormerkgbchief]

I love how Orstein flexes like a war correspondent. It's only a game, Dave!

[@jonzoshokk]

How can any expect united to perform on the pitch when ten hag is stretched doing a million roles and our ceo not being involved in football with no recruitment policy or wage caps. I hope ten hag is the man cause last year was some of the best football ive seen since fergie. If we get new head of recruitment a director of football and fitness coaches etc

[@SwankSinatra007]

No one loves to talk more than Ornstien 😂

[@Nightsu]

Have there been any reports on other executives and staff leaving City recently? I've seen a few reports that in the past few months a few have left.

[@princemadebespoke5755]

ETH will be under pressure, since they might want new start for all

[@ssheldon1616]

Adam, the mistakes and lack of effort is on the players and the players only. The only common denominator are the players. Not many of the managers got all of “their” signings, and if they did, United waited for the luxury of overpaying.

[@Paddythefriendlykiwi]

No, I don’t buy it. The culture lets players get away with that type of attitude. While the players are complicit, the higher level management allow that attitude to embed and fester, and here we are, 10 years later.

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

Absolute nonsense. A managers job is to get the players playing. End of story. You either do that or you have failed. Ole had a MUCH worse team and got 2nd and 3rd. He spent less in 3 years than Ten Hag has in 18 months AND half the signings were done by Woodward and not Ole. Even when the team start losing the players weren't dropping their heads or giving a lack of effort. They just weren't good enough. The players came out repeatedly and said it wasn't Ole's fault but theirs. That isn't happening for Ten Hag because it actually is his fault. He is a toxic personality. There is a reason that Spurs rejected him for lacking charisma. No successful manager has ever been bad at man management. It is the most important part of the game. Just look at Jose. He was incredibly charismatic and had players who would for him during his successful spell. Now that he is older and more bitter and pisses players off, he can't even keep his job at Roma. Erik Ten Hag has 450 million reasons why none of his excuses wash. Just another failed eredivisie manager. He can join McClaren and Frank de Boer as failed managers

[@Paddythefriendlykiwi]

@thebiglebrowski3695 and as Jose said, he had to manage everyone, not just the players. Got sacked when he lost the dressing room. The players sacked him. Same with Ole. Would be the same with Ten Hag. Sooner or later, you have to go through the pain to get to the end product. Now that Ten Hag has the structure being developed, he needs the opportunity to develop it. Say all you want about his signings, bit most of them haven't been playing this season, and the ones that have are coming into an unsettled team, in an unsettled club, ravaged by injury and off field issues. So see how he finishes the season, and let's make the decision then. Let's not repeat the same mistake over and over again.

[@helli0n73]

@@thebiglebrowski3695worst take. There is the saying ”the fish smells from the head and down”. Same is for United. Owners, staff and many more are the ones that have ruined the club for so many years. Players can act like divas(and crybabies) because the club and culture let them do it. Players have been given too much power. Everyone in the club needs to step it up now.

[@thebiglebrowski3695]

@@Paddythefriendlykiwi If he was signing young players for the future or at least playing entertaining football then maybe. He isn't though. He signed a bunch of players to try and win now and he is playing a win at all costs style that is beyond boring to watch so he has to starting winning now. Otherwise he has to go. It isn't like he is an elite manager. He is dreadful. Not a single good managerial trait. Fucking Spurs rejected him. Spurs. Because he "lacked charisma" and holy shit is that the understatement of the century. He has to be the least charismatic manager I have ever seen. No point keeping the tail of the finish when the entire thing is rotten and the tail is showing the same signs. Just replace the entire thing and get a new bloody fish.

[@user-vh3ot5sm6y]

I feel like a toothpick would’ve been better than Arnold, but I’m glad we finally got some competency back at the football club.

[@Joezy23]

Brilliant podcast

[@philtaylor8863]

I reckon Abu dharbi just sent him to finish Utd off. If he starts signing mr blobby from Ajax for 100m we’ll know he’s a double agent.

[@marlonblade007]

Yep! 😎

[@ravd8082]

maybe 115 reasons why he left

[@nananou1687]

Correct me, Berrarda was the CFO of the CFG, not Man City, isnt it?

[@samwize28]

correct, which makes him even more suitable for the Utd job seeing as they have their own INEOS group of clubs behind them now

[@wassiemebea7244]

My worry is , is MUTD is looking to work in restructuring the club from top to bottom or trying to get away from maybe 100+ charges from the FA?🤔🤔🤔

[@bryand8829]

I think fellas still need sorting on what it means regarding the 115 charges. Either he's complicit and he goes down with Man City or the thinking is Man City is not guilty and this guy was a huge part of the success. I'm with Adam there's no fairy tale where this guy wasn't involved with these deals.

[@g_od2080]

How come the 115 charges is only an issue when United are getting a CEO. City are the one that allegedly committed it but no one speaks

[@ahadhossain3941]

I think united with rest of PL knows that committee would not be able to prove anything significant. I guess PL knew it from the beginning and that's why they added many meaningless charges like height of the grass etc.

[@samwize28]

i dont see the risk on utds side though? If the reality is that city get sent down and Omar with them - that is a reality that everyone at Utd will celebrate! Omar is just one man - it took Jim less than 4 weeks to hire him. So what if he has to leave? Just get another one. Not hte end of the world. But it is the end for city!

[@TheDominicProject]

@@ahadhossain3941 u r city fan huh? Most of the charges are no where near trivial

[@anthonyabdorab]

united will get the info they need before then omar is clever save his own neck, who wouldnt how united use it is up to them let's see before bigging this guy up small steps first yalla.@@ahadhossain3941

[@calumjunior7748]

As long as it works out better than taking Sanchez or Maguire…

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

Berrada personally tried to sign Maguire for City but refused to pay the silly number that the Glazers ended up paying. It's very weird that you are still scapegoating Maguire for the mess the club is in. He's nowhere near as bad as you NEED him to be

[@MrFooFighter13]

What are the odds he leaves after 6 months and say it's a shitshow?

[@victorokeke3395]

He's the CEO so he'll have to clear it out himself

[@Paddythefriendlykiwi]

He'll know that better than we do mate.

[@gujaalsmanda]

what are the odds of you eating healthy diet and trying not to be overweight like you're atm? slim to none

[@victorokeke3395]

@@gujaalsmanda 🤣🤣🤣

[@Truffle_Pup]

@@gujaalsmanda Hahaha wounder!

[@theHamster624]

Not only does Ten Hag have to show a style of play. He has to show front foot POSSESSION BASED FOOTBALL. I am not going to stand for "fans" wanting to sack Jose Mourinho (the best Transition football manager in history) only to back negative 54 goal Ten Hag ball. Ten Hag was ONLY HIRED for his style of play. He does not have the CV. He was only brought in based on the potential and his possession based style of play. If he tries to be a Jose Mourinho he should be fired. We just sacked the original. We will not accept a poor imitation.

[@enhle.chonco]

I agree 100%

[@yt.personal.identification]

He knows how to beat FFP 115 times for nearly a decade. Is that the reason?

[@handsolo1209]

So you are saying that he is a criminal and that Man Utd are knowingly hiring a criminal?

[@d.b.cooper1]

Those charges relate to 2012-2016, he was nowhere near the senior execc level who make those decisions then

[@RandyMarshSP]

Executives are key to setting cultures but we need quite a few more hires and we need to rebuild structures and procedures from the ground up. I have had a terrible CEO and you do realise when they're bad but youd have no idea what tbey do if they do it well everything is just stable and growth is constant.

[@vxrdrummer]

8:58 Adam looks baked and then some.

[@pappathescooper]

But will he be able to secure successful signings for United in the transfer window? Signings like; Fellaini Schneiderlin Sanchez Maguire Martial Depay Anthony Di Maria Donny Van Der Beek I could go on ….

[@chibbyranjo]

It’s difficult to say. The optimist says it’s a coup to poach a serious executive who knows success in the previous organisations he’s been a part of. The skeptic comments just like in the video that the Catalans are in all the photos of success, and Berrada was not. The cynic answers that after leaving Barcelona, the club has fallen into financial ruin and has haemorrhaged world-beating players as a result. Is that because they lost the expertise of the likes of Berrada, or was it a sinking ship because it wasn’t being managed as well as it appeared? Equally, City have a multitude of white-collar charges levelled against them and Berrada was involved with the business side of the club during some of that time. He resigns from City roughly at the same time as the Premier League admits that there is going to be an escalation in the case against City with dates being set. I’m a United supporter. I want to believe that Ineos are a new dawn for my club and that serious people are on the way to make the necessary decisions to get us back to where we ought to be. It isn’t going to happen in the first six months though. Maybe not even eighteen months. Executives like Berrada aren’t supposed to be subject to the same managerial merry-go-round that we associate with football. They have been in the last ten years, to a degree. Let’s see what some serious people with continuity and a plan can achieve.

[@ActuallyAudacity]

No bad mouthing, animosity and calmness as mentioned by Ornsteing seems really laighable after watching Pep's press conference where he seemed extremely rattled 😂😂

[@JPzizou]

He knows city are finished with the 115 charges

[@taylo2079]

He was in charge of the commercial operations when the charges allegedly happened, why would INEOS hire him if he was gonna be directly implicated…

[@isahamilton01]

You would only comment this if you didn’t listen to the video. Don’t speak on things you don’t know anything about

[@krish4246]

@@taylo2079 INEOS have already dealt with such issues in the past So if you are a city fan Get ready for league 2

[@petescheller6704]

Yep and now he plans to bring down united😂

[@snapper993]

Are adam and pol related?

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

I can think of 115 reasons why this appointment may come back to bite Utd in the ass.

[@ScottSaul-ky8eu]

Am I missing something what about the fact that city have over 100 charges?

[@revoksfn7354]

Your missing a braincell mate

[@edwin_sta]

Why does he look like a Spanish G Nev?? 😂

[@Teddy-eq1de]

Graffcliff ?? Ayo..... stick to Blue Peter :D

[@Mr.Monta77]

Omar Barrada and Jerry Seinfeld are lookalikes 😂

[@KarenTookTheKids364]

If you're partially blind, absolutely.

[@Mr.Monta77]

@@KarenTookTheKids364 I have retinopathy because I’m diabetic and have reduced vision. I’m 72 years old. But it’s not nice of you to say such things.

[@godlovesusall8115]

Very convenient for berrada to rip before the trial, being that he's one of the responsible for the finances. Even his dip off Barça was interesting.

[@davidflint7507]

I think he’s getting out early before these charges are brought to City, he knows something we don’t ….

[@762459]

The Glazers manage Manchester United akin to a typical American hedge fund, prioritizing dividend generation over the sporting aspect. Their primary concern appears to be the share price rather than the team's performance. This situation is reminiscent of what occurred at Boeing, where the 737 Max program was exploited through extensive corner-cutting to expedite its release, resulting in a surge of orders. Unfortunately, the leadership at Boeing primarily consisted of pencil-pushing accountants and seasoned CEOs instead of engineers, leading to tragic consequences with people losing their lives.

[@barbarianremover2463]

Bro like City or United ... It is still in Manchester. The stock holders don't really see any different.

[@mav9143]

Is this the first wave of people leaving city's sinking ship?

[@mikeheap7978]

Omar was a commercial man working for the CFG dealing with sponsorships, wages and bonus's since 2016 not Manchester City. He was 9th in the CFG/Manchester City hierarchy of execs, yes a good commercial man not a CEO. Manchester City have lost many execs to other clubs since Pep's arrival, 2 assistant managers, chief of recruitment, medical team, Academy. Manchester City will continue to be successful as the organization is not reliant on any single individual. The media needs to calm down over this transfer, it's a good acquisition but not the end of Manchester City's domination. The clamor to speak negatively about any news concerning City shows the level of jealousy held by other clubs fans and media.

[@mattdawson3017]

City are only relevant when United are involved😂

[@Paddythefriendlykiwi]

He was COO before becoming dedicated to footballing operations across City Group. The hierarchy of the club on the site doesn't represent influence. Bear in mind, Utd don't have a portfolio of clubs either so this is a guy who has been football operations oriented across the entire group, coming into UTD as a sole entity. A commercially oriented football man. Exactly what we need.

[@mikeheap7978]

@@mattdawson3017 Ha ha yeah right, the level of hate and vitriol directed at Manchester City cus the red shirted clubs and Spurs can't compete on the football pitch is comical. You can't have it both ways "City are a small club, City can't fill their stadium etc etc" ......YET......"Yeah but City are cheating, 115, relegate them, remove all there trophies, we can't compete, they must be stopped" And with this story "Yeah we got City's main man, he prefers united, it's a great Coo, he's not involved in cheating, 115".........YET........he was working for Manchester City's commercial department from 2011 to 2016 overseeing sponsorships, exactly during the time when the EPL's charges the thrust of which are a repeat of the UEFA inflated sponsorship charges. Again you can't appoint a man from Manchester City as your CEO who was directly involved in contracts and then claim Manchester City are cheats. Can you not see the hypocrisy in all of your actions. Maybe your club and it's executives knew all along that the charges are just a rehash of UEFA's charges and as with CAS have zero chance of succeeding, either way YCMIU 😊💙 CTID.

[@mikeheap7978]

@@Paddythefriendlykiwi You need to stop paying OTT for dud players like Sanchez, Pogba, Sancho, Anthony, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc x anybody signed in the last 12 years. Omar is a good commercial man, overseeing sponsorships, players wages and bonus payments. Whether he's a competant CEO remains to be seen, give him 10 years.

[@Paddythefriendlykiwi]

@@mikeheap7978 Exactly regarding wages. Do you know how low the bar is at Manchester United for CEO? Ed Woodward got in because he helped buy the club on debt for the the Glazers. Then Richard Arnold who was promoted because he was at the club and a mate of Ed's. This is already a vast, vast improvement. Commercial acumen with a football first approach. Watch The Athletic piece on him. It's very insightful.

[@ShahulHaq]

When the hearing comes out that will be City's legacy

[@brianshockledge3241]

Obviously to try and find out how a club is run properly.

[@theoneandonlyronaldo8674]

I would love to know why SJR is putting so much of his time, expertise and money into the club and yet he will never own it. If united start to challenge for top honours the Glazers will just get more money and never sell. Can you explain the logic🥴

[@samwize28]

SJR has a clause where he has first dibs on the glazers shares in the future at a fixed £33 price (which is much higher than the currnet price). The idea is that SJR increases the clubs value up to £40+ territory within that time frame (via making sensible choices and making football priority etc). Now the glazers can sell the club at that magic £33 rate to SJR. SJR wins because hes buying shares that are worth £40 for only £33. The glazers win because £33 per share is a very high price and will represent a pay day they would never have dreamed of. And they cant get greedy and sell for £40 to qatar instead for example because SJR has the clause that gives him first rights. Also note that the glazers are divided. The 4 siblings will cash out, leaving only joel and Avram as minority leeches as a worst case scenario. SJR 10000% wants the whole club. that should be obvious. We need to trust that hes smarter than the glazers (which as a self made billionare he is) and will outmanouvre them Ineos are a trogan horse and will take over MUFC. That is the hope atleast

[@krish4246]

This proves again why MANCHESTER UNITED are the biggest club in England

[@ssheldon1616]

No it doesn’t. United fan btw.

[@illiteratethug3305]

you took the guy who made Feran and Txiki their tea, made him your CEO by doubling his wages, and that makes you the biggest team in a country you havent won the league in for 12 years?!! Smoke that copium ya dolt.

[@reviewyourlife5358]

@@illiteratethug3305salty

[@JoyBoyMUFC]

First look at the numbers and he'll decide to start immediately 😅

[@MichaelCronan49]

Adam and Pol are the same person

[@flyingaviator8158]

7th!

[@ssheldon1616]

Is that where you predict United finish?

[@Jabuba]

Just wait until The Glazers cancel the entire INEOS deal because of the disparagement in these type of statements

[@MrGts92]

Then they would lost alot of money.

[@gomey70]

Berrada left because he didn't want to be tarred by City's incoming punishment for incessant cheating.

[@revoksfn7354]

If guilty he's already tarred ya sausage

[@andrewhezekiahdaniel]

Crafton had to get in a Greenwood reference didnt he. Must be in his contract.

[@JabbarTV1]

We need a shortened version of this

[@santandersepulveda]

grate content 🇺🇬🇧🇱🇸🇻🛅

[@Arielle1309]

GREAT CONTENT FOR REAL!

[@SpiceOfLife2005]

Adam looks stoned af

[@dannista98]

hes come to cook the books, just like he did at city and barca, and he left them both facing sanctions.

[@collinsenosh]

In a few years United will also get relegated for violating FFP.

[@handsolo1209]

They already broke FFP and were fined for it this season.

[@samwize28]

i thought City were innocent????

[@alsbarn]

Interesting subject. Dull people discussing it. I’ll get the info elsewhere

[@chinaman1]

Berrada didnt even need to buy a mew home!

[@marlonblade007]

Just changed the drapes to red

[@andreweric429]

He know that Cteh is going to get relegated...😂😂😂

[@eavyeavy2864]

Sad deluded sheep

[@juz882010]

Head of Sponsorship for Barca... how are you head of something that doesn't exist? Barca didnt have a shirt sponsor till a few years ago? Great move by City... they will just blame Berrada for the FFP breaches.

[@harukrentz435]

R u dum? Front shirt is NOT the only one you can sell to the sponsors 🤣🤣🤣 how about the billboards around the pitch? Around the stadium? Around the training pitch? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 so fkn dum

[@samwize28]

what FFP breaches? According to city fans they are innocent of all charges. make your mind up guys come on

[@MrGts92]

2011 was only a few years ago? Also shirt sponsorship isn't the only sponsorship.😂

[@sugarsaint]

44 mins of nonsense, the lad jumped before the shit slaps the FFP fan

[@alexanderhowarth6460]

utd are always coming up with fresh new ways to waste money. This week: Executive salaries 🤣

[@TheMagicianBee]

United wanted someone with expertise on signing off honest commercial contracts.

[@johnmorrell]

I wonder, just as City pushed for Ronaldo, knowing the idea of him going to City would drive Utd so crazy that they would do anything to bring him back - with the intention of long term disruption at Utd by having him there. In the same way, are they letting Utd have someone who will long term implode and bring disrepute to Utd if he was involved in the City financial scandals. Is he a Trojan Horse being sent into the heart of United business, with City's blessing? If he was involved in the financial scandal, he will have to quit, leaving Utd in a worse state than before. Is this Art of War type tactics being played by City? Time will tell.

[@mbahdiddo]

To summarise your comments, this is the business risks that United must take. As a United fan myself, it's better to take this kind of risk rather than stuck with previous regime way of thinking. United particularly in the past 3 years really rotten to the core and clearly it was come from the club's leadership. Time surely will tell the outcome of INEOS project for United.

[@johnmorrell]

I really hope so, too. I have the gut feeling that SJR and crew will start making a huge difference in how United are run - on and off the field - for the betterment of fans and the shareholders alike. It may take a wee while till we see the fruits of the changes, but come they will. As you say, that will involve taking risks. But they are very necessary risks. Here's hoping for a brighter future at OT.@@mbahdiddo

[@ItsSVO]

It wasn’t really city that did that though, it was mendez ronaldos agent that did the things you’re saying that caused United to sign Ronaldo again.

[@alijohnson6702]

Needed subtitles for Pol Ballus

[@TheFormerkgbchief]

💙Anyway, 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆💙

[@Ebenezerafeku]

What if he has been sent in as a double agent?? That will be top tier shithousery😂😂😂😂😂

[@ItsSVO]

That would make sense if United were successful atm but they’re not. You don’t send a double agent to destroy a team that’s already destroyed.

[@starc.]

traitors for hire imagine the CIA hiring KGB officers. In 2012 he hoped for UTD to lose against Chelsea, mocked the mess we were in in 2014 and after rewatching Uniteds 99 said he forgotten how much Bayern deserved to win but sure the dude that just won everything at Man City is here to do it again for their rivals

[@jamesbaurus5928]

To learn how to cheat with the best

[@stevenwagstaffe7074]

That Adam is a bellend

[@nathanmiller2982]

I expect fast change. United has been so badly run by owners who are clueless about football. United were caught by City, United will catch up with city faster then people think. City are a medium size club, United are a giant. Even now united are bigger then city but without any long term success. Omar will be a true legend once he gets United back to the top. The size of the clubs makes a huge difference.

[@HIYAharry]

United have far more global support, but in what other ways are united bigger that will help them get back to the top quicker? City have just as much cash and more revenue for FFP

[@samwize28]

@@HIYAharry they dont have 115 charges hanging over them for a start

[@linimcfc715]

UTD are bigger but CITY are better, even with 115 alleged charges. 😉

[@samwize28]

@@linimcfc715 city fans are straight up proud of the fact they have cheated their way to success. smh ''you live long enough to see yourself become the villain''

[@linimcfc715]

@samwize28 No mate, we just fully trust our board... at the moment

[@crayontom9687]

Yes money, your money’s happiness is all that monies

[@stephenwolverson1056]

He wasn't in a picture so he has nothing to do with the success

[@DagiMati]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@westsighed]

You guys are sooo far up City's cracks

[@naseibonsu8120]

🔴 He will fail at utd and his reputation will be ruined. This move will not do anything. I guarantee you! If city let him go then its for a reason 🔴

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

They didn't let him go. He resigned. Learn to use your ears

[@derk-rc9wx]

Another plazy city fan crying 😂😂😂

[@naseibonsu8120]

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot They didn't try to stop him from resigning or make any efforts to retain him. Therefore they let him go. Use your brain

[@naseibonsu8120]

@@derk-rc9wx Nope! I could never support that manufactured club.

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@naseibonsu8120 Please take your own advice and use your own brain to think of a logical and interesting reply to my perfectly apt comment. I'll wait...

[@deaconblackfire2896]

Because we're Manchester United

[@Magar0monk]

United doing on the job CEO training without any CEO experience 🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂 and their fans are happy 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂. What a joke

[@Michaelkaydee]

United is a different kettle of fish; different lane. They will ALWAYS be massively bigger than City no matter the recent oil-based, fraudulent (allegedly) success on the pitch... it's not even something that should surprise anyone that they attract practically anyone and that a City operative would move over.

[@harukrentz435]

I love pundits still called united the biggest club in england even in the 80s.

[@rayallan3650]

I love the Glazers 🎉🎉🎉

[@rayallan3650]

Agent rat and Agent Omar lets gooo🎉

[@davidpollard4051]

The question remains, will the skills and experience that Barrada showed at City translate into his new role at United ? As CEO he will be a couple levels at least above the CFOO role he had at City and therefore they won't be expecting their new CEO to be getting involved in sponsorship contracts and crunching numbers on marketing deals. Those aspects will be delegated to someone below his new pay grade. Could be 2 years before he gets the team he wants around him. Put the champagne back in the fridge for now re Barrada.

[@farlawson1706]

The pull for city is pep , not Omar . Get real

[@Michaelkaydee]

Jumped ship ahead of the crumble from the 115 fraud cases storm...

[@M91bk]

1st

[@flyingaviator8158]

hardly lma0

[@Alfredsson14]

The most used word: "one of them"..............

[@rory4605]

Jim Radcliffe promised him his daughter.

[@Dan-rc1sl]

Looks like Gary Neville without hair 😮

[@paulos1878]

Geek club telling us nothing and dying for City to be in trouble.

[@redmc3614]

No no no ! He’s getting out of city like 3 more have left ! City are finished !