Sir Alex Ferguson's trusted ally blasts Man Utd for 'encouraging negativity' with PR mistake

Andrea Tobias

Sir Alex Ferguson's former assistant Rene Meulensteen has hit out at Manchester United for the way they handled the termination of the Old Trafford icon's ambassadorial contract. The 82-year-old will step down from his £2.16million-a-year role at the end of the season after being axed by INEOS in mid-October as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's ruthless cost-cutting measures . And Meulensteen, who operated as Ferguson's first-team coach between 2007 and 2013, thinks United should have at least issued