Michael Carrick's Man Utd coaching structure is in place but Darren Fletcher has returned to his role as Under-18s boss.
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Darren Fletcher is returning to his role as Under-18s head coach at Manchester United(Image: )
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Former England No.2 Steve Holland will be Michael Carrick's assistant at Manchester United, with the duo set to take training for the first time on Wednesday.
Carrick's appointment as interim head coach is set to be confirmed later on Tuesday and he is bringing in the experience of Holland with him. The 55-year-old worked under Gareth Southgate with England and also had a lengthy stint at Chelsea. His most recent role saw him dismissed as manager of Japanese outfit Yokohama F Marinos in April.
Jonathan Woodgate, Jonny Evans and Travis Binnion will also be part of Carrick's backroom staff. Former Leeds United defender Woodgate was Carrick's No.2 at Middlesbrough, while Evans and Binnion have been assisting Darren Fletcher for the games against Burnley and Brighton last week.
Evans was appointed as a first-team coach before the trip to Turf Moor, while Binnion was promoted from his role in the academy and he will stay with the first-team set-up for the rest of the season.
Fletcher oversaw a draw at Burnley and a defeat to Brighton in his two games in charge. The 41-year-old was aware his interim spell was only going to be two games and he was never a serious candidate for the role until the end of the season, with United seeking experience for the rest of the campaign.
The Scot was offered the chance to stay on the first-team staff under Carrick, but he has opted to return to his role as head coach of the Under-18s for the rest of the season.
Carrick emerged as a frontrunner for the job after impressing chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox in face-to-face talks last Thursday. Deals have now been agreed with the 44-year-old and his coaching staff and the appointments are set to be finalised today.
Their first game in charge will be against Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.