Sir Dave Brailsford’s Manchester United role questioned as Ineos chief spotted at Old Trafford for comeback win
talkSPORT's Dean Saunders has questioned if cycling 'guru' Sir Dave Brailsford will make an impact in the Manchester United hierarchy.
Brailsford is the former performance director at British Cycling and is now director of sport at Ineos, founded by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
It was confirmed on Christmas Eve that the British billionaire will purchase a 25 per cent stake in United worth around £1.25billion.
As part of his work with Ineos, Brailsford has worked at Ligue 1 side Nice and looks set to take a leading role at Old Trafford with Ratcliffe as he was spotted in the stands for the club's dramatic 3-2 win over Aston Villa.
The 59-year-old, who is also team principal of cycling UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers [formerly Team Sky], is an esteemed figure in cycling but Saunders has questioned if his experience can be transferable at Man United.
«It needs a complete reshuffle again but I wouldn't have a cycling expert doing it for me, I'd have an expert in football,» he said on talkSPORT Breakfast.
Host Jamie O'Hara asked who he was talking about and Saunders replied: "Dave Brailsford, who's the guru with cyclists in the Tour de France and the Olympics, and his motto is 'Can I get an extra one per cent out of everything?'
«Fair enough in cycling, but when you've got to find out who's lying to you in football, like agents and other clubs and players, everybody lies to you, so experience makes you listen to the right people.
»You cannot come into football and think because it worked in cycling you're going to takeover a football club and get inside a footballer's mind. They're not cyclists, it's not an individual sport, it's a team sport.
«You try and get in [Jadon] Sancho's mind! You think Dave Brailsford is going to get inside Sancho's
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