London (AFP) – Faithful lieutenant Rui Faria will be Jose Mourinho’s
assistant manager at Manchester United a role that club icon Ryan Giggs
had hoped in vain to
retain for the upcoming season.
Faria, who has followed Mourinho from Barcelona when the ‘special
one’ was the late Bobby Robson’s interpreter in 1996 to all his
subsequent clubs, is joined by others who have experience of working
with the United boss.
Coaches Silvino Louro, who has been with Mourinho for more than a
decade having started out as his goalkeeping coach, Ricardo Formosinho
and Carlos Lalin — who also have previous experience working with the
Portuguese — and Emilio Alvarez have all been confirmed as members of
the coaching staff along with analyst Giovanni Cerra.
Mourinho, who will be hoping to make United title contenders again
after losing their way in the past three seasons under firstly David
Moyes and then Louis van Gaal, claimed contentiously on Tuesday Giggs
had left the club after 29 years of service as a player and then
assistant manager because he wanted his job.
However, it is widely believed it was only when the 44-year-old Wales
great learnt he would not be assistant manager that he decided to end
his association with the only club he ever served.
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