Ahead of his return to Old Trafford for the Legends of the North match against Liverpool FC on 21 May, Jaap visited Eccles College in Salford to spend time with students on Manchester United Foundation’s BTEC in Sport programme.
Jaap wasted no time getting involved with the session, walking straight onto the training pitch and taking the lead as he has been so used to in his managerial roles at Reading, Feyenoord and FC Cincinnati, to name a few, since retiring from professional football in 2007.
“Coaching is what I've always loved to do but not everybody gets that opportunity, so it’s so important we can help these kids out by giving them the tools to become a good player or a good coach,” Jaap said.