“Furious” Sir Jim Ratcliffe blamed Ashworth for shocking decision he denied making – report

The decision appears to have been made following yesterday’s disappointing 2-3 defeat to Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford, after which Ashworth was seen exiting through the media room with his head down following a meeting with CEO Omar Berrada.

The news of Ashworth’s departure was broken this morning by David Ornstein of The Athletic but what was not covered in the outlet’s excellent report was the reason for the rift between club part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the man he had described as “one of the top sporting directors in the world”.

But it would seem that the problem came about due to the decision not to sack former manager Erik ten Hag in the summer.