His departure was agreed in a meeting after Saturday's game against Nottingham Forest.
In a surprise turn of events, it has been announced that Dan Ashworth has left his role as Manchester United sporting director after just five months., agreed to his departure in a meeting with chief executive Omar Berrada after their Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.suggests his transition 'has not been smooth and his exit has been decided upon.' They also claim United 'instigated' the separation.
“This is one of my first opportunities to address Manchester United fans since joining the club as sporting director on 1 July, so I want to start by saying how delighted I am to be here," he told “When I visited as a boy, my dad would take me to games across Greater Manchester and I remember the thrill of my first visit to Old Trafford in the late 1970s, watching the likes of Lou Macari, Jimmy Nicholl and Arthur Albiston.“I can’t claim to have been a partisan United fan – my dad enjoyed watching all the local teams – but I remember the special buzz that always seemed to surround games at Old Trafford, and it’s something I have experienced many times since during my career in football.
Ashworth added: "This remains one of the biggest football clubs in the world, but that is not our measure of success; the focus is on getting back to being among the best on the pitch. It won’t happen overnight, but, together with Omar and his new leadership team, we will not rest until we have achieved it.”
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