Revealed: The forgotten clause that could now force Sir Jim Ratcliffe out of Man United - and what it means for the Glazers, Qataris and new owners after Turki Al-Sheikh's cryptic takeover claim

When the clock struck midnight on August 13 this year, a clause buried in the finer print of the deal which saw Sir Jim Ratcliffe pay £1.3bn for 25 per cent of the club last February, quietly came into play.