In 2021, when Man United entered the final stages of Sir Alex Ferguson, CEO David Gill was also preparing to leave his position, the "Red Devils" needed a new fighting vice- general who could solve many important things for the club. Above all, that person must earn a lot of money.
Sir Alex can compare Ed's move to the Super League to a disaster, Aleksander Ceferin says he is "a snake",... but for the Manchester United machine, they owe Ed Woodward a sincere thank you after all.
9 years ago, M.U needed someone more active, younger and more enthusiastic than Gill. At that time, "bank industry leader" Ed was selected with all the criteria. Without having to spend time proving it, with his ability and knowledge, this billionaire has caused the "Red Devils" to increase their revenue from stagnation to skyrocketing for many years.
Ed always talks about business, about ways to make money. For football lovers, he is a legitimate trader, but if you take a few steps back and look at the whole picture, M.U cannot have succeeded in the past decade without Ed Woodward's hand.
After the era of Sir Alex, without Ed Woodward's hand, Manchester United could no longer hold on to their reputation. They bought Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao, Paul Pogba and Harry Maguire at record prices. The word "exhausted" is not true when talking about Ed because for fans, they want to buy everything. A team that has not won the English championship for the past 8 years, has not won the Champions League for 13 years but still has enough money to maintain its position on the transfer table, enough money to satisfy the big stars. Without Ed Woodward's economic steering talent, M.U would never have had the same as today.
Ed Woodward could be the longest-serving Vice President of the Glazers era at Old Trafford. American bosses are only interested in money, Ed is willing to please. However, in addition, this billionaire was very clever, using his diligence to please both the players' fans and coaches. There will not be anyone who is good enough, skillful enough and patient enough to sit in a position that is always pressured and can lose the seat at any time over the past 8 years.
Manchester United's 143-year history has just gone through a major change with the Super League shock. In the end, Ed chose to leave. In fact, the M.U deputy "boss" did not necessarily have to choose to resign, but he bravely stood up to take the main responsibility.
In the end, all the blame for the Super League fell on Ed Woodward while M.U was still strong. This man will leave office at the end of the year and perhaps for many years to come, the "Red Devils" will not find such a perfect person to operate this huge machine.
