Man Utd Boss answers as Sir Jim Ratcliffe Women’s team again at Wembley Snubt

The women of Manchester United were FA Cup finalists for the second time since Sir Jim Ratcliffe took part-owned by the club, but Ratcliffe was not in both Wembley competition

Marc Skinner, the manager of the Manchester United ladies team, could not answer when he was asked why Sir Jim Ratcliffe owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was not present for their FA Cup final. It was the second season in a row that he skipped the Wembley pronouncement piece.

In 2024, Ratcliffe made some angry when he chose to watch the men of United in a league match against Arsenal instead of taking the final. United won on that occasion and set four unanswered goals along Tottenham, but could not defend their title this period

“To be honest, I don’t know why he wasn’t there,” said Skinner after the game. “But I feel that we were well represented. Omar [Berrada] Was here, the Glazer Family, Jason [Wilcox] Is up there.

“Those are the people I have to deal with every day. Those are the people I have to be here, because they have to be able to look at what we have to do to close a growing gap in finances that Chelsea has created.

“The reality is that it is the investment in the team that should happen. It is not whether you are visible. I get the representation, the visibility is how you see investments, but as long as I play the team, that will also be a way to show your support for the team.”

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United gave only once on the way to the final, with that run including a semi -final victory over Manchester City. However, they were unable to complete the track against a Chelsea side that ended 16 points above them in the WSL.

Sandy Baltimore’s penalty placed Chelsea for the break for the break, and the game remained subtly ready in the direction of the last 10 minutes. However, it was not for United, with Catarina Macario who doubled the benefit of Chelsea before Baltimore scored her second of the game.

The men of United also lost this weekend to Chelsea. Ratcliffe was present for that match, a Premier League -similar game on Friday evening, where Marc Cucurella scored the only goal of the match.

“The feeling is great. It is sometimes difficult to describe them with words, but it feels really great,” said Chelsea Baas Sonia Bompastor after her team had completed a domestic treble. “This season was difficult for us to be dominant in the interior as we have been, we really have to enjoy it.

“All the honor of my players because they performed very well. We showed our mentality and our values ​​in this game, so we ended the season in an almost perfect scenario – we won, we played in Wembley, the stadium was almost sold out and we had a strong performance and result against a strong opponent, so it is almost ideal way to end the season.”

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