We were hoping Ineos were preparing to race out of the blocks this summer. And as June turned to July, bringing with it the start of a new financial year, Manchester United’s new decision makers appear to have been as good as their word. After months of drawn out negotiations and no shortage of barbs aimed from Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Newcastle’s direction, Dan Ashworth should finally begin in his role as United’s sporting director imminently. Deals for Matthijs de Ligt, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee, meanwhile, appear to be progressing nicely. An elite footballing operator being brought in be…