I think in the future you may see an Edmonton Oilers-type scenario play out in Salford with Giggs, Solskjaer and Neville all seemingly interested in managerial/coaching positions within the club. Whichever individual is hired in the coming hours may not be the longterm appointment some may think.
The list of former United players turned managers is long, but three names in particular have been discussed when talk has turned to United's coaching staff in recent months - and only one is already in club management.
Ferguson is known to have identified Ryan Giggs as a serious candidate for the future, talking privately and with conviction about the idea of the Welshman, or indeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, taking on the role at some stage in the future.
Giggs is in the process of gaining his coaching qualifications and Ferguson has, in the past, told friends he could adapt to the role of manager and ensure continuity in a similar way to that achieved by Pep Guardiola at Barcelona.
The 71-year-old has spoken similarly about Solskjaer, who was a great success in charge of United's reserve team before he left in 2011 to take over as coach of Molde, who he has since led to successive Norwegian titles.
Paul Scholes has previously advocated Giggs as a candidate to succeed Ferguson. In an interview with FourFourTwo magazine last season, Scholes said: "People have talked about Mourinho. It can change quickly. It's about who is successful at the time. You just want the best man for the job. I could see Ryan Giggs becoming manager."
Gary Neville is another who would jump at the chance to get involved in a new United coaching set-up and, perhaps one day, take
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