Man Utd women’s boss rips up contract with a year to go after taking swipe at Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s funding

MANCHESTER UNITED women’s boss Marc Skinner has left his role after five years in charge. Skinner, 43, has been in charge since the summer of 2021 but his contract has been mutually terminated. Manchester United women’s boss Marc Skinner has left his role after five years Credit: PA He had just a year to go on his deal but has opted to quit just a month before the start of the new Women’s Super League campaign. United confirmed his exit in a statement on Monday morning. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! It read: “Marc Skinner has departed his role as head coach of Manchester United Women by mutual agreement. “Marc leaves having made a significant contribution to the continued progress of Manchester United Women. “The club places on record its sincere thanks for his professionalism, commitment and dedication throughout his time at United, and wishes him every success in the future.” It comes just months after Skinner appeared to point at a lack of funding from United and Sir Jim Ratcliffe. He said: “This year, we’ve come into the Champions League and gone to the quarter-finals, got to our first League Cup final. “I’m absolutely so passionate about what we do. But we have to do some changes in the summer. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK “We have to make some changes to make sure that we can compete with what’s clearly a financial market at times, right? “And we want to do it our own way. We’ve said that and we’re clear on that. “But we have to make sure we write those smart assignments to keep pushing this team forward.” More to follow. Comment now