Sir Dave Brailsford 'questioning what he's got himself into' as brutal Man Utd cuts continue

Manchester United chief Sir Dave Brailsford is reportedly "questioning what he's got himself into" at Old Trafford amid their turbulent season on and off the pitch.

The Red Devils are currently 15th in the Premier League after picking up 30 points from 26 games and are still struggling to adapt to Ruben Amorim's demanding 3-4-3 system, four months on from when he succeeded Erik ten Hag.

The Portuguese boss has lost eight of his 15 Premier League games, winning just four times, and looks a long way off delivering success at Old Trafford despite the club investing over £200million on new signings this season.

Away from the pitch, United are also in trouble with football chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe attempting to cut costs in nearly all aspects of the club to help whittle away the club's debts of around £515m.

Ratcliffe made around 250 redundancies last year, removed legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson from his lucrative ambassadorial role and has now reportedly reduced staff lunches at their Carrington training ground to soups and sandwiches.

The report from the Sun claims that offer extends to coaches and analysts, with only players given more luxury offerings, while Ratcliffe also switched an FA Youth Cup tie from Old Trafford to Leigh Sports Village to save £8,000.

The sorry situation is said to have left Brailsford - who is Ratcliffe's right-hand man at United - scratching his head and asking himself what he's let himself in for.

United spent nearly £15m sacking Ten Hag and the hiring and swift firing of sporting director Dan Ashworth after just five months to underline their difficult financial position and questionable decision-making.

Brailsford joined United alongside Ratcliffe last year after the British billionaire paid roughly £1bn to acquire a 25 per cent stake in the club, having previously worked with him at INEOS.

On Monday, staff are expected to be summoned for a meeting where staff will be told that 200 more jobs are to be slashed. On top of their regular debt, the club are also said to owe £414m to other clubs for players signings.

MIrror Football reported this week that Brailsford and the rest of his INEOS staff are sick of hearing about United's glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson and feel those past achievements are weighing down too heavily on the club as they look to become a force again.

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