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Erik ten Hag to dump Man Utd stalwart Mike Phelan as part of Old Trafford backroom revolution
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ERIK TEN HAG is set to swing his axe and remove Manchester United stalwart Mike Phelan from the Old Trafford backroom team.
Reports suggest the 59-year-old will not be in the dugout next season as Ten Hag brings in his own trusted employees.
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Phelan and Ralf Rangnick's staff will all move on, according to the .
Rejoining Manchester United in 2019 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after serving as a player and assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson, Phelan is held in high regard at the club.
The Mail go on to claim he could remain at the club depending on the outcome of talks with chiefs, but he will not be in the dugout.
United confirmed on Monday that Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McLaren will be assistants to Ten Hag next season.
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Van der Gaag was No2 to Ten Hag at Ajax, while the new boss also worked with McLaren at FC Twente in his native Netherlands.
The ex-England boss has also spent time as assistant at Old Trafford before under legendary boss Ferguson.
Another first-team coach could also reportedly join the set-up in the near future.
Current first-team coaches Chris Armas and Ewan Sharp, plus psychologist Sascha Lense, all brought in by Rangnick, will reportedly leave.
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Goalkeeper coach Richard Hartis and set-piece specialist Eric Ramsay will remain at the club.
Rangnick will stay on too and transition into his consultancy role next summer.
After serving as interim boss at Old Trafford much much of this season, the German will juggle his new position with managing the Austrian national team.
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