Nicky Butt takes coaching role at Manchester United for Newcastle United's visit

Butt and Mark Dempsey will join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the Manchester United bench as some other members of the coaching staff are in self-isolation, the club have announced.

Butt – who spent six years at St James’s Park, and was a team-mate of Solksjaer’s during their playing days at Old Trafford – is the club’s head of development. The individuals in self-isolation are not being identified due to the privacy of medical information.

A club statement read: “Nicky Butt and Mark Dempsey will join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the bench this evening due to some of the coaching staff having to self isolate. The home Premier League game against Newcastle United at Old Trafford will kick off at 19:00 GMT.”

It is understood there are no concerns that any players will need to isolate and the fixture.

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