Manchester United Appoints Ryan Giggs As Player-Coach, Phil Neville Is Reunited With Moyes As First-Team Coach

Phil Neville has returned to Manchester United as David Moyes's new first team coach, where he will be joined on the staff by Ryan Giggs.

Former United defender Neville was photographed arriving at Carrington early this morning, where he is expected to be announced as Moyes's latest backroom appointment alongside four former Everton colleagues in Chris Woods, Steve Round, Robbie Cooke and Jimmy Lumsden.

And club legend Giggs, 39, who is expected to complete his UEFA Pro Licence next summer, will take up a player/coach role after signing a one-year contract extension.

Moyes took charge of his first training session at United's Carrington training ground today and Neville was thrust straight into action, along with Lumsden and Round, where he laid out the cones ahead of a running exercise.

Neville, 36, ended his 18-year playing career last month. But it was at Old Trafford where the ex-England defender made his name after emerging with the much-celebrated Class of ’92.  He made over 250 appearances for the current Barclays Premier League champions before spending eight years at Goodison Park under Moyes.

Neville, who was Everton’s captain from 2007, has been doing his coaching badges and holds the UEFA B Licence award. He completed his A Licence at St George's Park at the end of May, and despite other offers from within the game and the chance to pursue media activities, the lure of United proved impossible to resist.

Neville was part of the England Under 21s' coaching staff during their disappointing showing in the European Championship in Israel this summer.

DailyMail