Manchester United continue to back Erik ten Hag with fourth new arrival announced

Manchester United have appointed Norwegian Andreas Georgson as a first team coach.

The 42-year-old has joined United from Norwegian side Lillestrom, where he was appointed the head coach in January. Georgson gained a reputation as a set-piece coach at Brentford, where he worked under Thomas Frank. He was also a coach at Arsenal and Southampton.

United have already added new assistants Rene Hake and Ruud van Nistelrooy to manager Erik ten Hag's backroom staff this season. Jelle ten Rouwelaar has also replaced Richard Hartis as goalkeeping coach.

Ten Hag's former assistant Mitchell van der Gaag and first team coach Benni McCarthy left earlier this summer. Former coach Eric Ramsay departed for Minnesota United.

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Georgson will work alongside fellow first-team coaches Steve McClaren and Darren Fletcher in the refreshed set-up. It is the latest development in a busy summer after Ineos conducted an end of season review into the management and footballing situation at the club.

That review ended in Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Dan Ashworth deciding to retain the services of Ten Hag, despite a season which saw United have their worst Premier League finish since the league's inception. United finished in eighth position, but still ended the season with silverware, lifting the FA Cup with a superb win over Man City.

Ashworth, writing an open letter to fans earlier this week, said: “Omar Berrada has started as chief executive, and Jason Wilcox as technical director, and I can assure you that we have lost no time in getting to work. Our first big decision of the summer was to extend Erik ten