Manchester United have removed Mike Phelan from the first-team coaching staff although he remains contracted to the club.
The club’s continuing off-field changes will include Phelan not serving as a first-team coach for the upcoming campaign. The news comes after interim coach Ralf Rangnick departed Old Trafford – not fulfilling his previously agreed two-year consultancy role - while the German’s coaches - including Chris Armas, Ewan Sharp and Sascha Lense - have also exited.
Phelan, 59, returned to Old Trafford in 2019 to work as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's assistant coach having been the sporting director of Central Coast Mariners in Australia. The former United midfielder had served as Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant between 2008 and 2013, while he managed Hull City for 24 matches in the 2016-17 campaign.
