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EXCLUSIVE Revealed: Manchester United picked up tab for WAGs day out - including swanky restaurant and Harvey Nichols goody bags - just 24 hours after axing FA Cup final perks for ordinary staff members in supposed crackdown on spending Manchester United have cancelled FA Cup final perks for rank and file staff The club paid for a swanky social for players' WAGS a day after axing the perks It's that time of the season! Who are the top five players of the season? Listen to the It's All Kicking Off! podcast By Sami Mokbel and Mike Keegan Published: 14:31 BST, 2 May 2024 | Updated: 14:40 BST, 2 May 2024 e-mail View comments Manchester United have been criticised after paying for a swanky social at a top restaurant for the players’ WAGS – 24 hours after they cancelled FA Cup Final perks for the rank and file. In a tradition thought to date back to Sir Matt Busby, Old Trafford staffers would be handed free tickets plus travel to and from Wembley, a pre-match lunch, after-match party and accommodation in the capital. Senior staff and directors were also allowed to take friends and family.
However, in a decision taken by new investors Ineos, workers were told they would only receive one ticket and would have to pay £20 for a coach to the stadium for their derby under the arch with Manchester City , with all other benefits axed. An email sent on Thursday outlining the changes did not go down well with sections of staff, and some have now been left further agitated after learning.
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