Newly-appointed Manchester United first-team coach Mike Phelan has reaffirmed that he will remain committed to A-League outfit Central Coast Mariners as their sporting director after the club endorsed his return to Old Trafford following a five-year absence.
The former Red Devils midfielder, who played for the club between 1989 and 1994 and subsequently was involved in the coaching set-up for over a decade, heads back to United to team up with interim manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer .
A key member of Sir Alex Ferguson’s backroom staff following his retirement in 1995, he held the position of first-team coach between 2001 and 2008, and assistant manager from 2008 to 2013 for United.