Steve McClaren

The former England international - who previously was number two under Sir Alex Ferguson when the club won the treble in 1999 - is set to return under Erik ...

There is uncertainty over other coaches at United although Chris Armas is likely to step down when Ralf Rangnick's spell as interim boss ends and he commences his yet unspecified consultancy role. That is despite United initially meeting the idea with resistance, as they wanted Ten Hag to firstly consider the existing backroom staff. Ten Hag was assistant to McClaren when the former England boss was appointed at Dutch club FC Twente in 2008 before he moved on to PSV Eindhoven and the two have maintained a close relationship since.

Manchester United are set for talks over Steve McClaren joining the club as assistant to Erik ten Hag.McClaren worked with Ten Hag at FC Twente and the...

McClaren worked with Ten Hag at FC Twente and the Dutchman has proposed the former England manager as an addition to his staff. Discussions will now take place to ascertain whether McClaren can complete a return to United, where he assisted Sir Alex Ferguson between 1999 and 2001. From passive goalkeeping to ball progression issues across the team, Ten Hag has plenty to sort when it comes to the United squad

McClaren and the soon to be Manchester United boss met at FC Twente in the Netherlands in 2008 when Ten Hag was the assistant to the English manager in his ...

McClaren was part of the coaching staff during the treble winning season in 1999 before leaving to pursue his own managerial career with Middlesbrough in 2001. Ten Hag is set to take over at Man United this summer at the end of the season, bringing Ralf Rangnick's tenure as interim head coach to a close before moving upstairs. The Telegraph claims McClaren and ten Hag - who worked together at FC Twente - are set to be reunited with the Red Devils.

CHRIS WHEELER: Sportsmail understands that Ten Hag also wants McClaren, Sir Alex Ferguson's former assistant, to join him at United having previously worked ...

He's ready. I have seen this Ajax team and it's very good. 'Tactically he's outstanding. Erik is very disciplined and people have to buy into that and have that work ethic. Erik ten Hag (left) wants Steve McClaren (right) as his new assistant at Manchester United EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United tell Erik ten Hag to look at their current backroom staff - and consider sticking with them - before he tries to push to bring back Steve McClaren, who he wants to reunite with at Old Trafford

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Erik ten Hag has been working to assemble his backroom staff at Old Trafford...

“The player progression programme was a key part of Twente. He has done that at Ajax too, for each player from the academy to the first team. The Dutchman has been assembling his backroom team ahead of his move to Old Trafford from Ajax this summer and the switch was finally confirmed by both clubs on Thursday morning. “His great strength lies not just in his attention to detail and organisation,” he told The Telegraph. "He has a clear philosophy of how he wants to play football; the environment he wants to create. McClaren is well known to Ten Hag from their time together at FC Twente, where the Dutchman worked as his assistant in 2008 shortly before the Englishman's Eredivisie title triumph in 2009/10. The Telegraph were initially reporting that United had 'pushed back' on Ten Hag's request to bring in McClaren as part of his staff but now reports suggest the deal is as good as done. Manchester United are now understood to have obliged and allowed Erik ten Hag to bring Steve McClaren back to the club as his No 2 from next season.

Erik ten Hag is excited by the challenge of bringing success back to stuttering Manchester United when he takes over as manager at the end of the season.

“We owe Erik a lot of thanks for what he has achieved with Ajax so far, but we are not done yet. “That clarity is important. “He is going to make the step to one of the biggest clubs in the world, in a fantastic league. “We wish Erik the best of luck as he focuses on achieving a successful end to the season at Ajax and look forward to welcoming him to Manchester United this summer.” “I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve. “It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead,” the Dutchman said.

Ten Hag is keen to dip into McClaren's experience of United's inner-workings under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Steve McClaren is in line for a potential return to Manchester United and set for talks to become part of Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff. Ten Hag is keen to dip into McClaren’s experience of United’s inner-workings under Sir Alex Ferguson

Erik ten Hag is set to shake up his backroom staff, which could seeSteve McClaren and Robin van Persie make a return to Manchester United.The Ajax bos.

One thing that is for certain, is that whoever comes in through the doors at the Aon Training Complex in Carrington alongside Ten Hag, will have a lot of work on their hands to improve this Man United squad. He told Sky Sports: “It’s important for him that he has certain people that he can trust who understand the culture of the club, the identity of the club, where the club has been, where it is now and how it can go back to where it should be.” The 50-year-old joined Ten Hag in 2019 and, according to reporter Fabrizio Romano, is ‘ready to be part of the coaching staff’ at Man United and this could escalate in the coming days. The third and final current coach under Ten Hag is Van Der Gaag who has spent time as a manager with various sides in Netherlands and Portugal. The task ahead is sizeable, and there is a lot of work for Ten Hag to do to help the club return to their former glory. The former Barcelona and AC Milan right-back has been an assistant at Ajax since July 2019, and prior to that he was a coach of the club’s Under-21s.