Man Utd legend Mark Hughes lands shock manager job with EFL's worst team

Carlisle United, who are bottommost of League Two, person confirmed the astonishment assignment ex-Manchester United striker Mark Hughes aft sacking caput manager Mike Williamson connected Monday

Former Manchester United striker Mark Hughes has made a astonishment instrumentality to absorption aft being appointed caput manager of League Two strugglers Carlisle United.

Hughes, 61, had been retired of enactment since being sacked by chap fourth-division broadside Bradford City successful October 2023. The Welshman takes implicit a Carlisle broadside presently languishing stone bottommost of the array and connected people to endure back-to-back relegations.

The Cumbrians sacked ex-Newcastle defender Mike Williamson connected Monday pursuing a tally of 5 defeats successful six games since the crook of the year. Williamson, who was lone appointed successful September to regenerate nine fable Paul Simpson, had been backed with 11 caller signings successful the winter transportation window, but his presumption became untenable successful the oculus of the club's affluent American owners aft Saturday's 5-1 thrashing astatine location to Swindon Town.

Mirror Football understands that erstwhile Northampton Town manager Jon Brady was successful talks to instrumentality the job, with recently-departed Bolton Wanderers brag Ian Evatt and erstwhile Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell besides linked. But Hughes has been fixed the keys to Brunton Park connected a rolling declaration and tasked with sparking a endurance push.

The 61-year-old's lone erstwhile acquisition managing successful the Football League came astatine Bradford. It was his Bantams broadside who mislaid to Carlisle successful the 2023 League Two play-off semi-finals.

Hughes was relieved of his duties successful the aboriginal portion of past season, a determination which helium described a 'ludicrous' and 'unfair'. The ex-Wales boss, who won 72 caps for his country, antecedently managed much than 500 games successful the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City and Southampton.

Carlisle anticipation that Hughes' acquisition volition assistance stave disconnected the menace of being relegated to National League for the archetypal clip since 2005. "I'm delighted that Mark has agreed to articulation Carlisle United," sporting manager Rob Clarkson said.

"His acquisition and stature successful the crippled speaks for itself. He is idiosyncratic who volition instantly bid respect from each unit and players and I americium truly excited to enactment with him. The players we person present volition suit the mode helium wants to play and I'm definite our fans volition truly get down him and the squad successful our remaining 18 games."

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Hughes enjoyed a stellar playing career, scoring some of United's goals successful their celebrated 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup last triumph implicit erstwhile nine Barcelona successful Rotterdam. He initially came done the Red Devils' academy earlier joining Barcelona and past German giants Bayern Munich connected loan.

After re-signing for United, Hughes helped Sir Alex Ferguson's squad to their archetypal Premier League rubric triumph successful 1993. He scored a full of 163 goals successful 467 appearances crossed 2 his trophy-laden spells astatine Old Trafford.

Hughes went connected to motion for Chelsea earlier moves to Southampton, Everton and yet Blackburn. He was fixed the Wales occupation successful 1999, combining playing with managing for the archetypal 3 years of his tenure.

His archetypal crippled backmost successful the dugout volition beryllium distant to Grimsby Town connected Saturday.

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