
Revealed: Dan Ashworth was brutally axed by Man United after attending Forest defeat with his family as sporting director leaves just FIVE MONTHS after joining
Daily MailManchester United have ruthlessly axed Dan Ashworth after just 159 days as the club's sporting director. Dan Ashworth has left Manchester United after just 159 days as the club's sporting director Ashworth was informed of the club's decision by chief executive Omar Berrada on Saturday Ashworth's exit came after Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford Ashworth spent roughly the same time in the job as he did on gardening leave at Newcastle after United approached their Premier League rivals about taking him to Old Trafford in February. United sources said that Ashworth's departure was 'a very difficult decision' for both parties, adding that the former FA director of football had conducted himself with decency and integrity throughout his time at the club. United sources said that Ashworth's departure was 'a very difficult decision' for both parties There are suspicions that Ashworth did not fit into the new structure put together by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford 'There is major change to come to achieve elite status,' warned the Ineos billionaire.
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