Ed Woodward Man Utd chief resigns as Chelsea and Man City withdraw from Super League

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, one of the leading figures in the breakaway European Super League project, has tendered his resignation to the Premier League club.

Woodward’s decision to leave his position came after reports that Chelsea and Manchester City were pulling out of the planned breakaway which has received intense criticism and opposition.

It is understood Woodward will stay in his role until the end of the year despite offering his resignation.

United have been one of the leading clubs involved in the breakaway project and Woodward was singled out for criticism by the head of European soccer’s governing body Aleksander Ceferin.

It has been a crazy night of Super League chaos as Chelsea fans arrived at Stamford Bridge to protest against the club’s plans to help launch this controversial competition.

Wenger hasn’t held back in his criticism over the Super League and its collapse

Arsene Wenger has been very vocal in his criticism of the Super League.

And as news emerges of its collapse, the legendary Frenchman has doubled down on his stance.

He told BeIN Sports: “I’m not surprised it didn’t last. I never believed from the start it would happen.

“It ignored the basic principles of sporting merit. If you ignore that, you kill the domestic leagues, so fans would never accept that.”