Dan Ashworth once described Sir Dave Brailsford as ‘without doubt the best in the world’ with the departing Newcastle director lined up to work with Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s right-hand man at Premier League giants Manchester United. During an ongoing saga which has clearly rumbled on for a lot longer than Ratcliffe would have liked – the new Manchester United co-owner aiming a not-so-subtle dig in Newcastle’s ribs last week – a lot has been made of how highly Brailsford rates Dan Ashworth. According to the iNews – when the reports first emerged in mid-December – the former Brighton and Football Ass…