Man Utd ‘set to appoint former EFL boss and academy product, 48, to surprise role’ in major backroom rethink

MANCHESTER UNITED look geared up to bring aged lad Michael Appleton into their new-look backroom staff.

The 48-year-old has been linked with a instrumentality to his puerility nine aft helium was sacked by League One broadside Charlton successful January.

Now Old Trafford’s sporting supremo Dan Ashworth is poised to name him to the transportation squad with work for loans.

Former Tranmere physio and manager Les Parry holds the presumption but helium is acceptable to beryllium replaced, according to The Mail.

Appleton was spotted sitting alongside Ashworth and Old Trafford method manager Jason Wilcox astatine the commencement of October.

The trio watched the Under-21s combat retired a 1-1 gully with Hertha Berlin successful the Premier League International Cup successful Salford 3 weeks ago.

Appleton's quality has re-ignited speech that helium could beryllium appointed successful the adjacent aboriginal to oversee United's young players who spell retired connected indebtedness to different clubs.

The Mail initially reported that Appleton wouldn't instrumentality the occupation past month, but it appears the lifelong United instrumentality could marque a stunning U-turn.

Appleton was appointed as Charlton gaffer past September, 8 months aft being sacked by Blackpool.

However, helium didn’t past precise agelong astatine The Valley arsenic helium was shown the exit doorway successful January.

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The 48-year-old has besides antecedently taken complaint of Portsmouth, Preston, Blackburn, Oxford and Lincoln.

Appleton worked with Ashworth astatine West Brom and is among his proteges.

He was fixed a accidental to travel done arsenic a manager astatine the Hawthorns nether his mentor and they person a precise adjacent relationship.

It would beryllium his archetypal administrative occupation but helium has a bully cognition of United’s rising stars and the close contacts to find them homes.

Appleton joined the Red Devils arsenic a teen and earned his archetypal nonrecreational declaration successful 1994 aft impressing academy coaches.

He was loaned to Wimbledon and Lincoln the pursuing play to get first-team acquisition and yet returned to Old Trafford successful 1996 to marque his elder debut.

After playing conscionable 90 minutes successful full for Man Utd, Appleton moved to Preston North End successful 1997.

He past joined West Brom, wherever helium spent the last 2 years of his vocation earlier retiring successful 2003 aft losing his two-year conflict with the injury.