Michael Carrick, Kieran McKenna and Mark Dempsey will remain part of the Manchester United coaching staff next season, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.
A challenging Premier League season came to an ignominious end on Sunday as relegated Cardiff won 2-0 at a shell-shocked Old Trafford.
A lot of work is required this summer to improve United’s squad and background set-up, but Solskjaer is happy enough with the coaching staff.
“They are all going to stay,” Solskjaer told United’s official app.
“I think that’s important, that we keep that team going forward. We do bounce off each other and they are some excellent coaches.
“Kieran, with his 32 years of age, you’d think he’s had 32 years in coaching.
“Demps – I’ve worked with him now since 2011 when I moved back to Norway, he came with me to Molde.
“Michael – what can I say that no-one else knows about Michael? When he came in, it was my last season as a player so I played with him for one year.
“He’s a personality I can really connect with.”
United assistant manager Mike Phelan signed a three-year deal on Friday and goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez has been with the club since Solskjaer’s predecessor Mourinho arrived in 2016.
Solskjaer says this season has taken a physical and emotional toll on his group, but the ups and downs have taught him a lot.
“I’ve learned that I don’t like losing,” he said. “I like winning. We started off fantastically.
“The boys were unbelievable when I came in. We were positive. We won games. The whole group gelled together and I enjoyed winning but I know that football is hard.
“We came into some games really, really focused with the full team and I thought that was fantastic.
“Then you learn a lot when you go through tough times and think about ‘who can we build this team around?’ and who we think is going to take the next step because we need to go to the next level.”
