I doubt they'd have hired him if he's not at least fairly capable as a coach, but there may be a lot of other factors at play. He may know Solskjaer from his first stint there, the "Man United DNA" shtick may have helped, and timing of a reasonably high level career coming to an end so U23 overage player looks attractive to both sides may be rare enough. It's a good opportunity for him anyway, and hopefully he grasps it with both hands (unlike Thierry Henry, who only needed one hand to beat him).
It's hardly "shtick"- it just makes sense for someone that was in the academy and knows a lot of people there to get that role. Gary Dicker took on the same role at Brighton. Brighton and Hove Albion DNA.
Finally hanging up his boots.
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detai...nt-27-may-2022
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