Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Lillestrom manager Andreas Georgson as the club’s new first team coach.
The Swedish coach is the latest new addition to Erik ten Hag’s new-look backroom team after United activated his buyout clause from the Norwegian side.
The 42-year-old took up the role with Lillestrom just eight months ago, but he has now moved to Old Trafford, with United forking out £280,000 to release him from his contract.
And the Premier League giants know exactly what they are getting with Georgson, who comes highly recommended by the club’s technical director Jason Wilcox.
Wilcox worked closely with Georgson at Southampton last campaign where the Swedish coach spent the first half of last season.
Georgson was appointed by Wilcox during his time at St Mary’s as director of football.
And he has wasted no time in convincing senior figures at Old Trafford in bringing him to Manchester.
On appointing the Swede at Southampton, Wilcox said: “Andreas has an excellent understanding of the game model we’re building here, in which set-pieces play an important role.
“He is an expert in what he does and truly eats, sleeps and breathes set-pieces, adding another string to our bow within the backroom staff supporting Russell and the team.”
Georgson, who holds a UEFA Pro License and UEFA Certificate in Football Management, is no stranger to English football having utilised his set-piece specialism at Arsenal, Brentford before landing at Southampton.
He kicked off his coaching career at Swedish side Malmo, rising through the ranks from youth team to first-team assistant manager.
In 2022, he returned to the club as head of first-team football and enjoyed a short spell as caretaker manager before moving to the south coast in August 2023.
His addition at United means it is an almost unrecognisable coaching team compared to when Ten Hag arrived at Old Trafford in 2022.
Georgson has joined new faces Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake who have taken up assistant manager roles.
Jelle ten Rouwelaar was also drafted in this summer as the club’s new goalkeeper coach while former Red Devil Darren Fletcher takes up the position of first-team coach with Steve McClaren United’s senior first-team coach.
United are hopeful the new inclusions can help spark the club into life after a disappointing campaign, finishing eighth – their lowest position in Premier League history.
Ten Hag’s men kick off the new season against Fulham at Old Trafford on August 16.