Sir Dave Brailsford has come up with a plan to restore the glory days at Old Trafford (Image: GETTY)
has reportedly come up with an ambitious plan to restore ‘s former glories, having invited a former ally to lend assistance.
The chief is said to be taking a more hands-on role at Old Trafford in the wake of Dan Ashworth’s exit as sporting director in December.
The plan has been dubbed Mission 21 and will aim to deliver a 21st league title to United in the coming years, according to .
It is said that Brailsford has devised the blueprint with the help of James Morton, a professor of exercise metabolism at John Moores University and the former head of nutrition and physical performance lead at Team Sky.
Brailsford is said to have enlisted the help of former Liverpool nutritionist James Morton (Image: GETTY)
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Morton oversaw the nutrition strategy for the riders when they dominated the Tour de France between 2015 and 2018. He has also worked for in the past, serving as the club’s performance nutritionist between 2010 and 2015.
The report states that Brailsford and Morton laid out their Mission 21 blueprint to senior United staff at the end of last year. They also presented their ideas for Mission 1, the plan for the women’s team who are hunting their first Women’s Super League title.
Both plans reportedly sit under the broader Project 150 initiative, the brainchild of United chief executive Omar Berrada, which is linked to the club’s 150th anniversary in 2028.
It remains to be seen if Mission 21 will be a success, with United looking miles away from winning another title any time soon.
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They are currently languishing in the bottom half of the table, having won eight and lost 11 of their 24 league matches so far this season.
recently claimed that United will inevitably win the again at some point, believing the Red Devils are too established to slip away into obscurity.
“As sure as the sun will rise, will start to win again, it’s a fact,” he told the PA news agency last year. “When that is, I don’t know. It can be no guarantee, but I know that these things go in cycles.
“I lived my whole childhood watching , Everton and win trophies, win the old Division One. I had to wait until I was 18, 19 when United first won a league title in my life. Then we won a load of league titles and now we’ve not won one for 10 years.”