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Nicky Butt has been promoted to interim boss of Manchester United's reserves , following the departure of Warren Joyce .

The former reserves chief has left Carrington to take over the top job at Wigan Athletic, who fired Gary Caldwell after 18 months in charge at the end of October.

Joyce had been with the Reds since 2008, when he was initially a joint-coach with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for his first two years at the club.

Butt fills the void left by Joyce on an interim basis and will oversee his first game in charge on Saturday, when the reserves take on Brentford in a friendly.

That's followed by a Premier League 2 tie against Sunderland on November 21st.

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Previously, the 41-year-old, who enjoyed 12 years as a player with the United senior team before stints at Newcastle United, Birmingham City and South China, was Head of Academy for United.

He has previously coached the Under-19s, overseeing UEFA Youth League campaigns in both 2013 and 2015, having first returned to Manchester United as a coach in 2012.

Butt also served as an assistant manager alongside Paul Scholes to Ryan Giggs, during his former team-mate's short stint as interim manager of the first-team following the departure of David Moyes in 2014.

The former England international is believed to be in contention for the post on a permanent basis.

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