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Manchester United are reported to have eyes on Southampton director of football Jason Wilcox as the behind the scenes shakeup at Old Trafford continues. Sir Jim Ratcliffe's 25% buy-in and takeover of Football operations has already i NFL uenced the appoint ment of incoming chief executive Omar Berrada and is also seeing the club target Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth. The Athletic reports that United are now looking to make Wilcox a "key figure" in the new sporting hierarchy too. The idea is that he would work under a sporting director, expected to be Ashworth. Wilcox, a 1995 Premier League winner with Blackburn Rovers during a fruitful playing career of his own, is said to be aware of the interest. United are believed to be working on a deal to appoint him, however, no approach to Southampton has been made as of yet. The 52-year-old retired winger has spent most of his post-playing career at Manchester City. Having initially been hired as an academy ...

Robin van Persie has praised Erik ten Hag after returning to Manchester United for a few days to learn from his compatriot. Ten Hag became Man Utd's second Dutch manager ever when he took charge in the summer following a successful spell at Ajax. After a disappointing start to life in England, ten Hag started to turn things around with his team winning eight and losing just one of their last 12 matches prior to the World Cup. Van Persie could one day become the third Dutchman to manage the club, being popular there after leading them to the title in 2013 and currently getting his coaching badges. He's doing most of his coaching in his home country, working with the senior team and youth players at Feyenoord, his boyhood club. However, Van Persie returned to Man Utd for a few days to learn from Ten Hag as well as first-team coach Benni McCarthy and was impressed with what he saw. "Thanks for the warm welcome, Manchester United and Erik ten Hag," he said on social med...