United are already doomed to empty the big four this season, and may not even qualify for the top four in the Premier League, and will not be able to qualify for next season's Champions League. However, on this international match day, interim coach Ronnick gave the whole team amplified the leave, and he himself took the lead in going abroad for a vacation. The move was bombarded by star Gary Neville, who angrily denounced club owners, managers and players for pretending to be deaf and dumb and indifferent to their current predicament.
After leaving the Champions League, United entered the international break early as Liverpool, the Premier League rivals, were to play in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Instead of scheduling additional training, Lonnick announced a team holiday and flew to caribbean resort Barbados to watch an English cricket match.
Coincidentally, Recently, Avram Glazer, one of the family of Manchester United boss Glazer, who was discussing cricket in Dubai, was accused of interest in acquiring a cricket team. Ronnick's move, very much in sync with the boss, was clearly intentional. Due to the Red Devils' poor record, Lonnick has lost the possibility of regularization, but still needs to ensure that the original two-year contract for the senior consultant position at the club is not cancelled.
United's next game was against Leicester City in early April, with a recent 18-day absence. Although fans do not expect players to stay in Carrington every day to practice hard, in the current situation, it seems inappropriate for the stars to travel in a high profile and post photos of their happy vacations on social networking sites.
Neville was very unhappy about this, he did not understand that after such a tragic defeat at the club, it could still have such an atmosphere and seem to lack a sense of honor. "I remember the past when United players, managers and executives, even after being forced to draw at home, did not dare to eat at a local Italian restaurant, let alone do so after the Champions League was out. Last week, however, we saw Manchester United coaches and players go on a global tour of Formula One, concerts, cricket and UFC fighting. These people are pretending to be deaf and dumb!"
Manchester United boss Glazer, in addition to discussing cricket, also went to the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix and was even filmed queuing up there to buy kebabs. Rashford went to Dubai to watch a boxing match; Fred spent several days in Monte Carlo with his wife Monica before reporting to Brazil, dressed up to watch the opera.
Neville commented: "Of course they can go out and relax, but you should keep a low profile and keep quiet."
Meanwhile, United are planning to revamp the 112-year-old home of Old Trafford, with United looking to increase the stadium capacity to 80,000 people. There are currently 3 construction options: expansion of the South Stand, upgrading of all four stands or demolition of the complete redevelopment of Old Trafford.
Among them, the cost of rebuilding the Theatre of Dreams could be as high as £1.5 billion, and if United did so, it would create the most expensive stadium in England, surpassing the £1.1 billion cost of Tottenham's home stadium. In contrast, the expansion of the South Stand, the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, would cost £400 million.
Neville supports United's plan to upgrade the Theatre of Dreams: "I think it will be the right move. Spend money on Old Trafford to build a brand new and better super stadium. I do think United should always be at the forefront of the pitch and keep having the best facilities, and now they're behind."