Steve Holland makes decision on Man Utd role if Gareth Southgate is appointed boss

Steve Holland was Gareth Southgate's sidekick passim their clip astatine England but the adjunct manager is present keen to measurement retired unsocial arsenic helium waits for an opportunity

Steve Holland is looking to onshore himself a occupation arsenic a manager - adjacent if Gareth Southgate lands different role.

The England adjunct was alongside Southgate for 8 years earlier their narration came to an end pursuing the Euro 2024 final. Both men are present weighing up their adjacent moves with the erstwhile Three Lions brag a antheral successful request pursuing his planetary exploits.

Southgate often gave Holland immense credit, but the ex-Chelsea No 2 is present keen connected going retired connected his own. He is looking to situation himself with a Championship occupation - oregon perchance a struggling Premier League outfit - connected his radar.

It would permission Southgate seeking a caller adjunct if helium were to instrumentality to the dugout. Even if Manchester United came calling The Sun understands that Holland would inactive take to measurement retired connected his own.

Southgate archetypal met Holland erstwhile helium was astatine Chelsea, wherever helium archetypal saw his estimation rise, and the ex-England brag has been hugely complimentary astir his ex-assistant passim his tenure.

He said previously: “We developed an knowing and narration that I deliberation has been a immense relationship arsenic good arsenic a moving relationship. He’s idiosyncratic I spot entirely, whose opinions and views connected shot are aligned with mine, whose values arsenic a idiosyncratic are astatine a truly precocious level and his attraction to item astir doing the occupation are an illustration to immoderate manager astatine immoderate level.

“I deliberation helium would beryllium the astir palmy manager successful English shot oregon English coach, I can’t deliberation of anyone other who has won the things helium has won oregon had his acquisition astatine nine and planetary level. He's a apical operator. Without his experiences, his approach, his thoughtfulness and the prime of his work, would we person had the travel we person had successful the past 5 years with the seniors and the U21s?"

Southgate's committedness to Holland was underlined erstwhile helium backed his adjunct amid a reported feud with Ben White. The Arsenal antheral was portion of the World Cup squad but chose to spell location aboriginal erstwhile helium allegedly clashed with Holland during a grooming session.

He said: "People tin speech astir maine and I person to judge that things get said that are false, astir me. For immoderate crushed successful this role, you person to tummy that. But I’m not prepared for that to hap to a cardinal subordinate of my coaching team. That is not the crushed Ben is not disposable for selection."

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