The deal-makers' dinner: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc head to The Ivy to work out Man United's next steps... and prepare 'to put the WHOLE SQUAD up for sale with just THREE stars spared'

Ratcliffe was joined at the at the The Ivy in Manchester on Wednesday with key ally Brailsford, who has been a crucial advisor since the the businessman bought a take in Man United.