Revealed: Trouble in Manchester, as maquire reveals Woodward secret before he was dismissed ,here is what happen ....

 Ed Woodward still has his “snout 

in the trough” despite the imminent 

appointment of Richard Arnold as Man

 United CEO.

That is the view of finance guru Kieran Maguire

, speaking exclusively to Football Insider

 about the 50-year-old chief executive-elect.

Sky sport reported on Monday (20 December)

 that the Glazers are set to announce Arnold

 as CEO in the coming days.

He replaces the outgoing Woodward, who 

will remain on the Glazers’ payroll as a 

consultant.

Arnold’s title will be ‘chief executive’, however

, and not ‘vice-chairman’ like his predecessor

 Woodward.

United’s share price, which is at its lowest 

in approximately 12 months, did not jump 

or fall when Sky Sports first reported the news.

Maguire claims that is because those in the

 know have seen Arnold’s appointment 

coming for some time.

“The markets have factored this in for months

,” he told Football Insider correspondent 

Adam Williams.

“This has been an open secret behind the scenes

. The fact that there was effectively no 

market response proves that they see Man 

United as a supertanker.

“You can go about changing the captain of 

the supertanker but that isn’t going to change

 its direction.

“Woodward is staying on as a consultant, 

so he has still got his snout in the trough, and

 it’s a big trough at executive level.”

United recently established a fan advisory board

 with the stated aim of giving supporters a 

voice at executive level.

The Red Devils are due to face Newcastle

 United on 27 December.