Sir Dave Brailsford 'officially begins working' at Man United
The INEOS era at Manchester United effectively began on Sunday, with Sir Dave Brailsford arriving at Carrington in an officialy capacity.
One of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's most trusted lieutenants, Brailsford will be part of United's football board once INEOS' takeover of a 25 percent stake in the club is completed.
United and Ratcliffe announced on Christmas Eve that the British billionaire had agreed a £1.3billion deal to acquire a minority stake in the club after 13 months of negotiations.
The Premier League is expected to take between six to eight weeks to approve the takeover, which will see INEOS take charge of the football operations at Old Trafford.
According to The Athletic, Brailsford was accompanied on his first day by football director John Murtough and interim chief executive Patrick Stewart
The 59-year-old is expected to talk to manager Erik ten Hag as well as coaching and recruitment staff.
The former British Cycling performance director, Brailsford is INEOS' director of sport and was at Old Trafford to watch United beat Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
He also attended United's dismal defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday.
A clause contained in a 241-page deal document published on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this week, confirmed United must consult Ratcliffe if they want to sack ten Hag or sign any players while the INEOS owner’s £1.3billion investment is being ratified.
Speaking ahead of the trip to Nottingham, ten Hag said he was eager to speak to the new minority owners soon.
'The schedule is so condensed so I didn’t have the time so far to speak with them, but it will come and I look forward [to it],' he said.
'They want to work with me, I want to work with them. We will have the
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