A boardroom shake-up at Manchester United will see Sir Dave Brailsford take a backseat after their terrible Premier League season.

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• Brailsford to move back from current position
• Will work closely with INEOS
• United finished 15th

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Per , Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to reshape United's boardroom personnel, with Brailsford set to take a step back. He will return to his old job, as director of sport at INEOS, and move away from the role of head of football operations at Old Trafford.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Ratcliffe credits Brailsford with transforming the performance set-up at Old Trafford but he will return to overseeing INEOS' investment in their cycling team, as well as in Nice, after United failed to qualify for Europe. They finished 15th in the Premier League and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  United are already spending money this summer and have secured a deal to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves, while they are also reported to be interested in signing Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford, who is keen on making the move.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  It remains to be seen if Ratcliffe will look to replace Brailsford with a new body, or merely continue without him being so hands-on.

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