Steve McClaren is set to return to Manchester United as assistant coach to new boss Erik ten Hag whose appointment at Old Trafford was confirmed on Thursday.
Ten Hag, 52, met with United bosses last month to talk about becoming their new manager on a permanent basis and has now penned a contract until June 2025 with an option of a further year. Mitchell Van der Gaag, Ten Hag's long-term Ajax assistant, is poised to join him in the United.
Yet the new United boss is also set to appoint McClaren as another high-profile assistant to form part of the new-look coaching setup at the club. Ten Hag was assistant to McClaren when the former England boss was appointed at Dutch club FC Twente in 2008 before he moved on to PSV Eindhoven and the two have maintained a close relationship since.
