Jason Wilcox will step into Dan Ashworth's role at Man United
Daily MailJason Wilcox has stepped into Dan Ashworth's role at Manchester United going into the January transfer window following the club's shock decision to sack their sporting director. An email sent to staff on Wednesday made it clear that Wilcox, who has been United's technical director since April, will fill Ashworth's shoes for the time being and is the point of contact for the scouting department on any recruitment matters. The club's interim director of recruitment Christopher Vivell is also expected to take a more prominent role after Ashworth was axed by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe just five months into the job. Jason Wilcox has stepped into Dan Ashworth's role at Man United Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team are weighing up whether to make another executive appointment Amorim was asked about Ashworth's departure after United landed in the Czech Republic on Wednesday for their Europa League tie against Viktoria Plzen.