He remained silent when asked if he was worried Sir Jim had made things worse, and also didn't respond when asked if the Glazers should be facing more blame - as opposed to Sir Jim.
Anger reverberates exactly a year since Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS organisation gained day-to-day control of football operations at Manchester United.
Pic: AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack] Sir Jim has taken the unpopular - but he would argue necessary - decisions to put the club on a healthier financial footing all while INEOS injected an additional £80m.
INEOS - the petrochemicals giant that turned Sir Jim into a billionaire - has a lot of convincing to show they're on the right path heading into year two at United.
They have the highest net spend of any English club since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 at over £1.2bn - but without being able to add to the 13th Premier League titles he won.