Brentford have appointed Justin Cochrane as head of coaching following his departure as academy chief at Manchester United.
Sportsmail revealed on Thursday how a number of United's Premier League rivals have attempted to prise Cochrane away from United's youth setup.
Thomas Frank's Bees have beat off competition from a number of rival clubs to snap up the services of Cochrane on a three-year contract ahead of the return to pre-season training.
Former Tottenham and England youth coach Cochrane joined United last summer as their head of player development and coaching, a title that gave him an overseeing role in their academy responsible for the development of all of United's under-17s to 23s.