Manchester United's latest financial report reveals a huge payout for the sackings of Erik ten Hag and Dan Ashworth, sparking fresh criticism of Ineos.

The decision to fire Erik ten Hag and the departure of Dan Ashworth as sporting director cost Manchester United more than $18 million, the club said Wednesday when revealing its latest financial results.

The financial impact of those decisions was confirmed in United’s results for the quarter ending December 31 under ‘exceptional items’.

Manchester United were forced to pay more to relieve sporting director Dan Ashworth than it cost to bring him to Old Trafford, the club's latest quarterly accounts can reveal. The Red Devils poached the boardroom chief from Newcastle,

It has now been revealed just how much Manchester United paid to Dan Ashworth in compensation. The quarterly update on Manchester United financials making this information public. Dan Ashworth was paid a staggering £4.

Manchester United have finally confirmed how much it cost them to sack both former manager Erik ten Hag and former sporting director Dan Ashworth earlier in the season. Ten Hag was dismissed in October just months after he had signed a contract extension with the club following their FA Cup final victory over Man City.