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Manchester United will look to continue their Europa League campaign in style when they host AC Milan in the first leg of their round of 16 tie at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
Much of the pre-match preparation has been dominated by the fact that United have finally appointed a football director in John Murtough, with Darren fletcher installed as technical director.
Murtough was brought to United in November 2013 by then-manager David Moyes, after working with Moyes at Everton and became the club’s director of football development in 2016.
Murtough will have overall leadership and responsibility for operations and strategy on the men’s and women’s teams, as well as the academy. Murtough participated in United’s review of the academy and the recruiting department. He will work with United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on a day-to-day basis regarding recruitment “to ensure that the first team has the best-in-class operational support it needs to be successful.”
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