Former Liverpool coach Andy O'Boyle has emerged as a contender for the deputy director of football role at Manchester United.
The Old Trafford club want to appoint someone to assist director John Murtough as they continue to re-shape behind the scenes.
O'Boyle is currently head of elite performance with the Premier League where he helps formulate programmes and initiatives to enhance performance management for things such as fitness testing across the league.
Ex-Liverpool coach Andy O'Boyle is in the frame to be Man United's deputy football director
While his background is steeped in sports science, O'Boyle's general and varied experience is understood to have stood him in good stead with the recruitment agency used by United as they assess contenders.