New QPR manager Michael Beale lays out his vision for ‘young, hungry team’

Michael Beale is unveiled as the new manager of Queens Park Rangers, replacing Mark Warburton. Photograph: Jed Leicester/Shutterstock

Queens Park Rangers have appointed Steven Gerrard’s assistant at Aston Villa, Michael Beale, as their manager.

QPR identified Beale, who also worked alongside Gerrard at Rangers, as their No 1 target on a three-man shortlist, which included the MK Dons head coach, Liam Manning. Gerrard first worked in the Liverpool academy alongside Beale, who has also coached at São Paulo.