Manchester United have introduced the appointment of Andreas Georgson as a brand new first-team coach.
The 42-year-old has left his place as supervisor of Norwegian facet Lillestrom to change into a recent face on Erik ten Hag’s backroom workers.
United have been busy revamping their teaching setup this summer time, with assistant supervisor Mitchell van der Gaag and coach Benni McCarthy leaving the membership. Legendary striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and fellow Dutchman Rene Hake, who each have important expertise as managers, have been appointed as first-team coaches at Previous Trafford.
Jelle ten Rouwelaar has joined United as their new goalkeeping coach, and Georgson is the fourth new member to Ten Hag’s group, together with his appointment confirmed on Friday night.
Georgson loved a low-profile enjoying profession in his native Sweden earlier than being appointed the assistant supervisor of Malmo in 2018.
After one 12 months in that function, he moved to England and fashioned a part of Thomas Frank’s teaching workers at Brentford. His enter on set items rapidly grabbed the eye of Arsenal, who pounced and introduced him aboard Mikel Arteta’s setup in 2020.
Georgson left Arsenal in 2021 and went again to Malmo in numerous technical and directorial roles, whereas he made a return to the dugout as a caretaker supervisor in 2022. He got here again to England as a set piece coach in the summertime of 2023 at Southampton – appointed by United’s new technical director Jason Wilcox – however left after just a few months to take up the managerial function at Lillestrom.
United’s frailties on set items have been underlined by conceding 14 instances from dead-ball conditions within the Premier League final season – solely 5 groups completed the marketing campaign with a worse file.
Georgson’s speciality could lie in set items however United haven’t confirmed whether or not he might be tasked with overseeing that space alone.
