Manchester United to put financial firepower to work on pitch next season


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Chelsea - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - April 28, 2019 General view inside the stadium before the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - English soccer club Manchester United promised to use its financial muscle to help recover from a "turbulent season", as it stuck with its full-year earnings forecast despite a quarterly hit from higher wages.

Following a brief upturn in form after replacing manager Jose Mourinho with former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the team stuttered in the last few weeks and finished only in sixth place in the Premier League last weekend.

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