Inside the cycling guru’s turbulent tenure at Old Trafford, where opinions are decidedly mixed on his impact – or lack of it
Jim Ratcliffe, left, and Dave Brailsford (Mike Egerton/PA)
Jim Ratcliffe, left, and Dave Brailsford (Mike Egerton/PA)
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Manchester United were not long back from their post-season tour of Asia, a 14,000-mile round trip that had been bolted on to the end of the club’s worst campaign for more than half a century, when the news seeped out that Dave Brailsford was relinquishing his day-to-day role at Old Trafford.
Parachuted into United at Jim Ratcliffe’s behest in January last year, Brailsford now slips into the shadows 18 months later like the head of a reconnaissance unit whose job has essentially been seen as done.