EXCLUSIVE: Nicky Butt will be a part of Louis van Gaal's Manchester United set-up



Butt will continue in his role with the United academy



Louis van Gaal to take over at the club after the World Cup

Butt worked at United academy under David Moyes, and assisted Ryan Giggs in his role as interim manager at the end of last season



Still doubts about roles for Phil Neville and Paul Scholes

Manchester United believe that Nicky Butt will remain with the club as the Louis van Gaal era dawns at Old Trafford.



One of the graduates of the Class of 1992, Butt is contracted with the club and works alongside Warren Joyce with the under-21 team and manages the under-19 side in the UEFA Youth League.



It is believed that he is set to continue in that position next season. Sportsmail understands that Butt has made no indication to the club that he would be unwilling to continue in his role with a highly-placed source saying: ‘The Class of 92 are very important to Manchester United.



Part of the set-up: Butt assisted Ryan Giggs at the end of last season when the Welshman was interim manager

Mainstay: The former midfielder played over 350 times for Manchester United during an 11 year career VIDEO Youth key to United - Butt 'Nicky is a member of staff at the club, he has a position here and he is working with Warren Joyce, who will remain at the club.’

Butt was promoted to the first-team fold following the sacking of David Moyes in April as he assisted close friend Ryan Giggs after the Welshman assumed managerial responsibilities at Old Trafford.

Once Van Gaal was handed the job, there were suspicions that the Dutchman may look to weed out the influence of the Class of ‘92 to make way for his own backroom staff but with Giggs on board as assistant, the new manager has indicated his desire to maintain a link with United’s heritage.

However, the future of Phil Neville, who followed David Moyes from Everton to Manchester United last summer in the position of first-team coach, remains clouded in mystery.

It is understood that discussions are continuing at United over whether Neville be remain at Old Trafford under Louis van Gaal but it would seem unlikely that he will maintain such a senior position at the club next season.

A United insider was keen to stress that the ‘Class of 92’ are ‘part of the fabric of the football club’ but Neville, who is currently working as a BBC pundit at the World Cup, is still to be informed what role, if any at all, that the club can find for him following the exit of Moyes.



New man: Dutch manager Louis van Gaal is due to take over at United after Holland's World Cup campaign

Champion: Butt (second from top) was part of the 1999 treble-winning team and won 6 Premier League titles

Neville may exit as the club look to make a break with the dismal campaign endured by Moyes, with Van Gaal having already brought in Marcel Bout as his assistant coach, although it could yet be that United find a reduced role for the former England international.



As for Paul Scholes, United had no plans in place to reintroduce the club legend to the coaching staff while Moyes was in charge and as things stand, it seems unlikely that he will form a part of Van Gaal’s backroom team.



Scholes acted as a temporary assistant manager when Giggs took over for the final four games of the season.



He also teamed up with Butt to help his former team-mate coach the United youngsters for the UEFA Youth League in the autumn but Sportsmail understands that this arrangement was on a purely voluntary, non-contracted basis.



Class of 92: Butt is one of several of United's golden generation who has gone on to work at the club VIDEO 'Class of 92' to buy non-league Salford City

Confident: United believe that Butt will stay in his role with the academy under Van Gaal

It was orchestrated by Butt, rather than Moyes, and it remained a temporary role. It is distinctly possible that he will aid Butt on the same, ad-hoc basis next season.



Scholes does, however, remain a paid ambassador for Manchester United but he has not been contracted on a permanent basis as a member of the coaching staff since retiring in the summer of 2013.

