Manchester United treble-winner embarking on non-league managerial rise after '50 or 60' rejections

There is a cluster of former Manchester United connections making their way in the management world.

Michael Carrick has his sights set on promotion with Middlesbrough and Kieran McKenna won't be far behind with Ipswich Town. Phil Neville has recently begun a new journey as the assistant manager with the Canada National Team.

Further down the pyramid, another former treble winner is growing his reputation. That's former West Brom, Fulham and Nottingham Forest midfielder, Jonathan Greening.

The now-44-year-old didn't play a prominent role for Sir Alex Ferguson but did make 27 appearances at Old Trafford before moving on. A move to York City followed directly from his time in Manchester.

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Now, Greening is the manager of Scarborough Athletic, back in his hometown. Promotion to the National League North was achieved in 2021/22 and they narrowly missed out on the play-offs last season for a shot at making the National League.

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Greening had received "50 or 60" rejection letters for managerial positions, including two from his current employers before he finally got a crack in the role. After leading his club to promotion in his first season, he revealed he had to be convinced to apply for the job after his previous knockbacks.

Greening told Teesside Live: "I'd applied for the Scarborough job two or three times before and never got a chance to be interviewed. When it then came up again last summer, I got a message from a friend asking me if I was going to apply for it and I said no.

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