Sir Jim Ratcliffe promised to stop Manchester United chaos - but nothing has changed at Old Trafford

Manchester United waited four months for Dan Ashworth to start work as sporting director. He spent five months in the role and his departure was confirmed on Sunday. Sir Jim Ratcliffe promised to end the chaos but not much has changed during his time as co-owner.

The chaos has continued and fans' pockets are being hit with increased ticket prices. Ashworth will receive a pay-off after his contract was mutually terminated and the money received from scrapping concessions will help pay for the sum. United's rivals are laughing at them again.

Ratcliffe described Ashworth as one of "the top sporting directors in the world" when he joined in the summer but the marriage has ended in an abrupt divorce, which has shocked supporters.

Ashworth officially started work on July 1 after protracted negotiations with Newcastle, who made him serve a lengthy period of gardening leave that started in mid-February.

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Newcastle initially demanded a £20million fee to release Ashworth from his contract and Ratcliffe hit out at their reluctance to let him begin work at United, calling the process "absurd."

United eventually agreed a fee of around £3m to allow Ashworth to start work and he was expected to overhaul the club's recruitment and usher in the shiny, new Ineos era in Manchester.

Ashworth played a part in the decision to keep Erik ten Hag in charge after FA Cup final success and was involved in United's recruitment in the summer window, which saw over £200million spent on Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs De Ligt and Noussair Mazraou.

Although Ratcliffe said the decision to back