Manchester United have appointed South African football legend Benni McCarthy, as a member of the club's coaching staff.
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South African legend joins Manchester United
South African football legend Bennie McCarthy has joined Manchester United as part of Erik ten Hag's coaching staff.
South African football legend, Bennie McCarthy has joined Manchester United coaching staff
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The Premier League season is almost underway as new Red Devils manager - Erik ten Hag, continues to bring the club back to it's glory days.
In a bid to do that, Manchester United have now hired the services of Bennie McCarthy, who will now become a member of Ten Hag's squad as a first-team striker's coach.
McCarthy, who is a life-long fan of the Red Devils is now the latest addition to United's coaching staff and has been announced via the club's official social media account.
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Manchester United announced on Twitter via post that read:
'Welcoming a new face to our coaching team... Great to have you on board, Bennie McCarthy'
Bennie McCarthy joins Manchester United
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The 44-year-old former Blackburn star is regarded as the greatest striker in the Bafana Bafana team history.
McCarthy, who has previous Premier League experience with Blackburn Rovers, has been understood to be working as a coach since retiring from the game in 2013.
The South African international, who speaks four languages, has recently been working with with top club's in his country's apex football division including Cape Town City and Amazulu FC, and now, he’s set to join Ten Hag at Old Trafford.
Bennie McCarthy joins Manchester United's coaching staff
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McCarthy was named South African Premier League Coach of the Year in 2021.
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An award that would see him offered the South African national team job, which he would eventually turn down.
Now, the 44-year-old is back to a country he's familiar with and looks set to work with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial with a view to bringing out the best of the latter duo.
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