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David Moyes will be able to appoint a completely-new backroom at Manchester United with Rene Meulensteen set to quit Old Trafford.

Meulensteen was spared when United axed Sir Alex Ferguson's No 2 Mike Phelan and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele in readiness for Moyes' arrival.

However, it is understood the Dutchman will leave rather than accept a demotion from first-team coach back down to his former role as head of youth.

Meulensteen is highly-rated from his time at United and would prefer to find a coaching or management job at another club.

He should not be short of offers and it is believed FC Twente are keen to bring him home to Holland.

Meulensteen's departure will leave Moyes with a blank sheet of paper to assemble his own coaching staff.

He will bring first-team coach Jimmy Lumsden and goalkeeping coach Chris Woods with him from Everton.