I’m not so sure about that. I mean, yes, he probably should have been gone already but I wouldn’t jump to conclusions about United. I don’t know exactly who is in charge of what at this point but Dave Brailsford is one of the most highly regarded figures in sports. Even Sirianni is a fan:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4584899/2024/02/26/dave-brailsford-man-utd/
I don’t know if Maxey got his “one percent better every day” but that is literally Brailsford’s thing. If I was a United fan I’d be optimistic about the future, but it’s going to take time. They are going to have to rebuild that thing from the ground up. I can actually understand why Ratliff may have wanted to stick with ETH as long as possible since there is so much work to do and why throw a new coach to the lions prematurely. Ruud is probably the best possible choice for now, club legend and exectations will be low.