Sir Jim Ratcliffe is right to demand answers to biggest Manchester United question

Manchester United are undoubtedly on the verge of one of their biggest summers in recent memory.

The Reds are in a hole as the season fizzles out and it is not clear what the long-term solution is to rectify things. However, there are brighter skies ahead for United with Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS set to have their first summer to attempt a rebuild.

Whether or not that will include Erik ten Hag is yet to be seen considering some dreadful performances this campaign. But even if Ratcliffe decides to keep the Dutchman, there is one big question which still needs answering.

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MEN Sport has taken a closer look at the latest media reports to explain.

According to the Daily Mirror, Ratcliffe is demanding that the club conducts a thorough investigation into the injury crisis which has plagued the club this season. Remarkably, there has been more than 60 separate injuries or illnesses to the squad since August with the defence being the most severely impacted across the campaign.

United have so far played a whopping 31 different defensive combinations as they tried to navigate the injury woes.

MEN Sport says: It is refreshing to see this issue not being swept underneath the carpet by Ratcliffe. While it is easy to focus on the mistakes Ten Hag has made this season, it must be difficult to pick a side when so many severe injuries have flown through the squad. United are by no means the outlier in the Premier League as plenty of clubs have also suffered sustained injury problems - Liverpool being one example. But, United must be at the top end of the injury table and that certainly needs