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David Beckham backs Jim Ratcliffe to make changes at Manchester United

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has backed minority owner Jim Ratcliffe to make necessary changes at the club. Beckham believes it will take a few years for the Red Devils to get back their glory days.

The Old Trafford-based club last won the Premier League title back in 2013 when former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge. 

Meanwhile, Erik Ten Hag’s team has got off to a horrid start in the ongoing season as they have won two matches, drawn two and have lost three out of the seven games they have played. They are in 14th place in the Premier League season and they have got off to a worse possible start.

“I think that it definitely needed change,” Beckham told his former United and England teammate Rio Ferdinand on his “Rio Ferdinand Presents” podcast. “Speaking as a United fan, I think that many people had said that the club needed change and it needed a fresh perspective in how this club needs to be run and the decisions that are made.

“I really like Jim [Ratcliffe]. I’ve met him a few times over the years with a few mutual friends and I think that he’s a fan and obviously he’s a great businessman as well, one of the best and one of the biggest. But I think more importantly the fans see that he cares, and I think that that’s a big part of it.

“I think obviously the fans had lost faith with the leadership over the years and obviously he really cares about what he wants to do and what he wants to create. So, hopefully, things will change but these things take time. These things take time.

“I think we have been quite patient as United fans over the years, but we want those good old days back. We want those days back, and the sooner the better.”

Meanwhile, Beckham, co-owner at Inter Miami, played an instrumental role in bringing Lionel Messi to the Major League Soccer. Former England captain said he took inspiration from Ferguson while roping in the Argentine star.

“I think that one of the things that I learned from the boss over the years — and it wasn’t something that he specifically told me — one of the things that I learned from the boss was it’s not about bringing the biggest and best players, it’s about bringing the right players.

“If you can bring the biggest and best players that is the right player. There’s not many of them around, but with Leo we knew that we were bringing and I knew that, yes he was going to be successful on the field but I also knew that he was going to help our club off the field.”

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