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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag adds former Premier League striker Benni McCarthy to his coaching staff ahead of the new season... with boyhood Red Devils fan tasked with getting the club's forward line firing

Daily Mail | July 30, 2022

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Manchester United have added former Premier League hitman Benni McCarthy to their backroom staff as first-team coach.

The 44-year-old stepped down as coach of Durban-based AmaZulu in March after helping them qualify for the CAF Champions League, but has now joined Eric ten Hag's side.

The South African is a close friend of Ten Hag's assistant Mitchell van der Gaag and joins former England boss Steve McClaren on the staff at United, where he'll be focussing on working with the club's strikers.

South African legend Benni McCarthy has been added to Manchester United's coaching staff
Erik ten Hag has already appointed former England manager Steve McClaren (right) to his staff

McCarthy enjoyed a six-year spell in the Premier League at Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United during the late 2000s, and is a boyhood Man Utd fan.

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