New Man Utd sporting director Dan Ashworth has been hurt by Paul Mitchell s comments about the state of recruitment at Newcastle, according to reports.
Ashworth eventually took over as sporting director at Old Trafford in July after months of wrangling over the compensation that would be owed to the Magpies.
Mitchell, meanwhile, arrived at to take over from Ashworth after previous roles in scouting and club development at Southampton, Tottenham, RB Leipzig and Monaco.
Mitchell, 42, played professionally with clubs including Wigan and MK Dons before his career was cut short by injury and he moved into off-field roles.
He became chief scout at MK Dons before moving to Southampton in 2012. He followed manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham in 2014, becom…