The sporting director’s exit after only five months is further testing supporters’ faith in direction of travel at Old Trafford
To avoid rot: the characterisation employed by a powerful Manchester United executive to explain Dan Ashworth’s departure. As in: better that he left after five months as sporting director rather than stay and allow festering damage to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s reset of the club.
In play, partly, here was a face‑off between Omar Berrada and Ashworth that had the chief executive emerging as victor. Ratcliffe’s recent interview with the United We Stand fanzine featured profuse praise for Berrada and none for the man now history.
Written by Jamie Jackson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/09/ashworth-departure-ratcliffe-manchester-united under the title “Ashworth’s departure suggests farce at heart of Ratcliffe’s Manchester United”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
