United, whose best known players include Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, are currently sixth in the 20-team English Premier League and have reached the League Cup final. Broadcasting revenue soared almost 41 percent to 52.5 million pounds, helped by a new broadcasting rights agreement for the Premier League. Controlled by the American Glazer family, United have won the English league title a record 20 times but have slipped from their own lofty standards in recent seasons. United failed to reach the Champions League for the current 2016-17 season after finishing only fifth in the Premier League in the last campaign. The club reiterated its revenue target of between 530 to 540 million pounds for the year to the end of June.

Source: thestar February 09, 2017 12:56 UTC