Sevilla chief Monchi says he is baffled as to why Manchester United do not have a director of football. The Spaniard is something of an expert in the role and has helped the club discover the likes of Jesus Navas, the late Jose Antonio Reyes and Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.
United flirted with the idea of hiring someone as a 'technical director' last year and even held informal talks with the likes of Edwin van der Sar, Red Bull's Ralf Rangnick and club legend Rio Ferdinand.
But all talk towards the end of last year cooled and in May it was reported that United had completely turned off from the idea.
Woodward was happy enough with his own set up - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the scouting department now have the final say on player
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