The ex-Scotland international returned to Old Trafford in January to join the coaching team. FMTNews Fletcher
LONDON: Former Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has been appointed as the club’s technical director in a major revamp of the Premier League side’s football operations, it was announced today.Fletcher, 37, returned to Old Trafford in January to join manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s coaching set-up.
Under the new structure, Murtough will have “overall leadership and responsibility for operations and strategy across all football functions” the club said, while Fletcher will work closely with him to add technical input and direction and provide a link between the academy and the first team. “We have already made great strides forward in the way we run our football operations, and the benefits are visible in the resurgent pipeline of academy talent reaching the first team and through our improved recruitment record,” Woodward said.