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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reveals Darren Fletcher's 'many good opinions and ideas' made him the right man for his backroom team after promoting his old team-mate to a senior coaching role at Manchester United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed how Darren Fletcher's ideas about football convinced him to promote the former midfielder to Manchester United's senior coaching set-up.

Fletcher spent more than 20 years at the club and had been working with United's Under-16s since October, but Solskjaer saw enough in him to move him up to his backroom staff this week.

'It's good to have him back,' Solskjaer told Manchester United's official website. 'Fletch has been very important to this club for many years.

Darren Fletcher was promoted to Manchester United's senior coaching staff this week
Ole Gunnar Solsljaer said that Fletcher's 'football ideas' led to his promotion to the first team

'I've known him since he was a young boy coming through as a 16-year-old and [former assistant] Mark Dempsey, he's moved down to the Academy helping out there more.