The Red Devils are without European football this season but reported a £13million operating profit for the first three months of the campaign having made a £6.9m loss in the same period last term.

United’s total revenue for the period dropped by two per cent to £140.3m due to the absence of continental competition for the men’s team, who sit sixth in the Premier League under Ruben Amorim.

The women’s team, coached by Marc Skinner, sit third in the Women’s Super League and are competing in the Women's Champions League.

United chief executive Berrada said: “These robust financial results reflect the resilience of Manchester United as we make strong progress in our transformation of the club.

“The difficult decisions we have made in the past year have resulted in a sustainably lower cost

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