From doing unpaid internships and ‘the crap jobs’ at several UK clubs, performance coach Shayne Murphy has reached the top of the game
Murphy had to earn his stripes before landing a job at Manchester City's academy
Murphy had to earn his stripes before landing a job at Manchester City's academy
Seán O'Connor
Today at 03:30
From his early years in rural county Cork to standing on the sideline with a front-row seat for a Pep Guardiola training session, Shayne Murphy laughs when the question is put to him – what did he put on his CAO to end up working at one of the biggest clubs in the world?
“I went to UL [University of Limerick] to do computer game development!” he grins.