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Brentford confirm the appointment of Manchester United academy chief Justin Cochrane as their head of coaching after beating off competition from a number of Premier League clubs

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.

Brentford have appointed Man United academy chief Justin Cochrane as head of coaching

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.