Sky Sports: Manchester United will soon appoint the club's CEO, as early as local time this afternoon official announcement

According to Sky Sports, Manchester United will announce Richard Arnold as the club's CEO within a few days, he will take office after the New Year, and Manchester United will announce this news to the New York Stock Exchange as early as this afternoon local time.

After a period of turmoil, United finally had a new move on top-level appointments. During this time, United sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and was strongly opposed by fans for his involvement in the formation of the European Premier League. However, there is currently no new movement in the European Premier League.

Arnold, who currently serves as Manchester United's executive director, is actually replacing Woodward, who has been United's executive vice-chairman since 2012, but Manchester United will have a CEO position instead of executive vice-chairman, according to people familiar with the matter. In 2013, after David Gill stepped down, this will be the first time Manchester United has appointed a club CEO. After stepping down as the club's vice-president, Woodward is expected to serve as a Manchester United adviser for several months.

After becoming CEO of Manchester United, Arnold will become one of the most influential figures in British sport. Arnold has served as an Executive at InterVoice, a NASDAQ-listed company, and as a commercial executive at Manchester United.

Given Woodward's announcement in April that he would leave at the end of the year and Arnold's position among the successor candidates, it would not come as a surprise that he will now be Manchester United's CEO.

Arnold's appointment will come with some changes to the way the Manchester United public company operates, although it is not expected to involve restructuring, a source said.

In 2005, the Glazer family bought Manchester United in debt financing for £790 million, and many Red Devils fans have always had little trust in them. In 2012, the Glazer family allowed Manchester United to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, but they exercised control over Manchester United through a number of separate stock classes.

In April, United faced a backlash from club fans for their involvement in the formation of the European Premier League, who announced that Woodward would be leaving at the end of the year amid protests.

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