Paul Merson has highlighted four Newcastle stars who ‘could play for Manchester United’ as the Premier League giants look to snatch technical director Dan Ashworth from their top-flight rivals. With Dan Ashworth seemingly keen to take on a key role in Ineos’ awakening of European football’s slumbering superclub – an agreement expected to be reached between the two parties in the coming days – Ratcliffe appears close to completing another corner in a Manchester United jigsaw that is rapidly starting to take shape. Ashworth, regarded very highly in behind-the-scenes circles on the back of the su…