Phil Neville has returned to Manchester United as David
Moyes's new first team coach,
where he will be joined on the staff
by Ryan Giggs.
Former United defender Neville
was photographed arriving at
Carrington early this morning,
where he is expected to be
announced as Moyes's latest
backroom appointment alongside
four former Everton colleagues in
Chris Woods, Steve Round, Robbie
Cooke and Jimmy Lumsden.
And club legend Giggs, 39, who is
expected to complete his UEFA Pro
Licence next summer, will take up
a player/coach role after signing a
one-year contract extension.
Reunited: Phil Neville will link-up
with David Moyes as Manchester
United's new first-team coach
Coaching role: Ryan Giggs will
gain experience alongside Moyes
and his staff as he works
towards his coaching
qualifications
Moyes took charge of his first
training session at United's
Carrington training ground today
and Neville was thrust straight into
action, along with Lumsden and
Round, where he laid out the cones
ahead of a running exercise.
Neville, 36, ended his 18-year
playing career last month. But it
was at Old Trafford where the ex-
England defender made his name
after emerging with the much-
celebrated Class of ’92.
He made over 250 appearances for
the current Barclays Premier
League champions before spending
eight years at Goodison Park under
Moyes.
Neville, who was Everton’s captain
from 2007, has been doing his
coaching badges and holds the
UEFA B Licence award. He
completed his A Licence at St
George's Park at the end of May,
and despite other offers from
within the game and the chance to
pursue media activities, the lure of
United proved impossible to resist.
Neville was part of the England
Under 21s' coaching staff during
their disappointing showing in the
European Championship in Israel
this summer.
Going back: Neville spent 10
years as a first-team player at
Old Trafford before leaving for
Everton in 2005
Family man: Neville famously
played alongside his brother
Gary for United and England
Neville, brother of former United
favourite and Sky Sports pundit
Gary, is also good friends with
several first-team players, including
Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick.
Sir Alex Ferguson handed Neville
his Manchester United debut in
1995 in a 3-0 win over Manchester
City. He went on to win six Premier
League titles, three FA Cups and
the Champions League before
Moyes signed him at Everton in
2005 for £3.5million.
On the ball: Neville spent the
early part of the summer as part
of England Under 21s coaching
set-up
Familiar ground: Neville has a
good relationship with several
United players, including Ryan
Giggs
Meanwhile, Giggs, who has played
941 games and scored 168 goals
for United in a career spanning
more than two decades, is
currently working towards his
coaching badges.
Rewarded with a one-year contract
extension following another season
of age-defying performances, Giggs
will work alongside Moyes and his
team in training sessions.
Announcing the appointment,
Moyes said: 'I'm delighted that
Ryan has accepted the chance to
become player/coach. His success
and ability to adapt his game over
a number of years gives him an
unrivalled perspective on the
modern game. His career is an
example to any aspiring young
player and I'm sure that both he
and the players will benefit from
his new role.'
Still going strong: Giggs was
rewarded with a one-year
contract extension after another
consistent year
Giggs added: 'It's a great privilege
to be appointed a player/coach. I
hope I will be able to bring my
experience to bear, having been
both a player and part of the
Manchester United family for so
long. It's no secret that I have
been taking my qualifications and I
see this as the first step in my
future career. I'm really looking
forward to working alongside David
and the team.'
In an interview with FA TV last
week, Giggs, who attended the FIFA
Under 20 World Cup in Turkey as
part of his course, said: 'It'll be
like starting all over again, it will
be like being an apprentice again,
learning things and making
mistakes as you go along and just
trying to better yourself as much as
you can.
'It's exciting for me. I've been
playing for twenty-odd years and
it's a new chapter in my life. I
want to do well and I want to make
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