Seeing Manchester United wait five months to get Dan Ashworth in as sporting director only to usher him to the exit five months later is a remarkable development that has left staff at the club stunned.
Ashworth attended United’s under-21 game against Sparta Prague at Carrington on Saturday morning, then watched the senior side face Nottingham Forest from the Old Trafford directors’ box — to the outside world conducting business as usual.
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But 20 minutes after the final whistle, he took a rare route out of the directors’ lounge under the stands, walking through the press conference room alongside chief operating officer Collette Roche. He was on his way to Omar
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