Erik ten Hag was always going to be the story but the bigger story is whether Ineos will learn from their amateurish start to running Man United.
This was all so avoidable. And predictable. Manchester United keep a manager they don't want to keep, merely trigger the one-year extension in his contract, foist a senior assistant onto him, sack the manager and appoint the assistant as caretaker.
It turns out exposure to natural light, sleep windows and hydration plans do not suddenly make footballers better. Cycling is Brailsford's wheelhouse and he should have stuck to it.READ MORE: 'No excuses' - why United sacked Ten Hag That was Ashworth and chief executive Omar Berrada's get-out. They were on gardening leave until July. Yet before May, United had hired Jason Wilcox as technical director and head-hunted Toby Craig to become their chief communications officer. Both were Berrada's colleagues at Manchester City.
The manager will always be the central story of a sacking but plenty knew Ten Hag was out of his depth before Ratcliffe entered the Old Trafford directors' box in January. It was apparent Ten Hag had passed the point of no return to make United a credible force again a year ago.
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