Benni McCarthy has begun work as a first-team coach at Manchester United after it was officially confirmed final month that supervisor Erik ten Hag had added to his backroom crew with the appointment of the South African soccer legend.
It was a disappointing begin to the Premier League season for United, and McCarthy, because the English giants fell to a disappointing loss in opposition to Brighton of their season-opener earlier than issues went from unhealthy to worse as a 4-0 thrashing was then handed out by Brentford in spherical two of the EPL.
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However, United bounced again in particular fashion as objectives from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford noticed the Red Devils deservedly beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday.
In an interview with SuperSport, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes flashed a beaming smile when requested about McCarthy.
“He is a really funny person, he’s always positive, he has good energy in the dressing room and training ground… He was quality as a player and is quality as a manager because we do many drills from finishing, headers many stuff that he was really doing when he was playing and it can help us score some goals,” he added.
“Sometimes we joke, I tell him he was not ‘that good’ playing for FC Porto and he was dropping so many times and obviously our assistant coach Mitchell [van der Gaag] was playing in Portugal too and they know each other.”
“They always joke around about when they played so that positive vibe and good energy can be helpful for us during the season.”
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While McCarthy has reportedly been a hit with Cristiano Ronaldo and different stars at the membership, United had solely discovered the web as soon as earlier than the match in opposition to Liverpool, however Ten Hag remains to be mentioned to be proud of McCarthy’s involvement to date.
“Benni is relaxed and he’s straight into the team and it’s good to have him here,” he mentioned earlier this month.
“He has a different voice and this can be really helpful to get the right results.”
McCarthy hasn’t had a lot time to work with United’s playmakers, however all impartial South Africans will certainly be rooting for McCarthy to have a profitable begin to his English Premier League teaching stint.
Below you’ll be able to watch a clip of Benni overseeing a United coaching session:
Benni has been warmly welcomed at United
According to a report within the UK’s Daily Mail, Benni is already a ‘hit with the Old Trafford faithful’.
“Benni McCarthy appears to be a popular addition to Manchester United’s coaching staff, with insiders disclosing an almost Pied Piper affect at the club’s Carrington training ground,” the report states.
“The former Ajax, Porto and Blackburn striker – a boyhood United fan – has been holding extra shooting practice after being asked by Bruno Fernandes.
“McCarthy’s sessions have proved popular, with Christian Eriksen quick to join in. When Cristiano Ronaldo and new signing Lisandro Martinez found out they were also quick to get involved.”
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Recently, in an unique interview with SuperSport, McCarthy has now described how his appointment was “next level”, and felt just like the reward for guaranteeing he by no means stopped chasing his desires.
You can watch a clip of the interview under, or head here for the complete video.
