Giggs to be offered new role

Jose Mourinho is prepared to find a place for Ryan Giggs on his Manchester United coaching staff, but not in the role of assistant manager, according to Sky sources.

Mourinho will take his trusted deputy Rui Faria to Old Trafford as assistant manager, meaning an effective demotion for Giggs if he agrees to stay at the club.

However, Mourinho holds Giggs’ achievements at United in high regard, and is keen to find a role for him to extend his 29-year association with the club.

Giggs, United’s most decorated player, had previously worked under David Moyes as player-coach, before taking charge of the final four games of the 2013-14 season in the role of interim manager when Moyes was sacked.

He was then named assistant manager when Louis van Gaal took charge the following summer. Giggs has been seen by some influential figures at the club as a future United manager, although this is the second …

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