Where Former Manchester United Leaders and Managers Are Working Now

Troubles inside Old Trafford

Manchester United are going through a difficult period under the Glazer family takeover that started in 2005. The club is experiencing its worst start to a Premier League season. They sit just one point off the bottom of the table after winning only once in 10 league games.

Current leaders Joel Glazer, Jim Ratcliffe, Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox face heavy criticism. Many executives, managers and players have passed through the club over the last two decades.

Where top executives moved

David Gill left his role as chief executive in 2013. He worked with UEFA, FIFA and the FA before becoming chair at Telix Pharmaceuticals in September 2026. Ed Woodward replaced him in 2013 and left in February 2022. Woodward now jointly owns a vineyard in Portugal and works as a partner at AGILIS Sports Advisory Group alongside former United transfer negotiator Matt Judge.

Richard Arnold left United in 2023 and became executive director at Norton Motorcycles. Dan Ashworth joined United as sporting director in 2024 but lasted only five months. Ashworth is now the chief football officer at the FA. John Murtough left Old Trafford in 2024 and currently serves as director of football at Birmingham City.

Former managers and their current roles

Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 after winning his 13th Premier League title. He remains a regular spectator at Old Trafford games. David Moyes replaced Ferguson but lasted less than a year. Moyes won the Europa Conference League with West Ham United in 2023 and returned to Everton in January 2025.

Ryan Giggs took temporary charge in 2014 before working as assistant to Louis van Gaal. Giggs became director of football at Salford City in 2024. Van Gaal led United to an FA Cup victory in 2016 before leaving. He later managed the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup, reaching the quarterfinals.

Jose Mourinho arrived in 2016 and won the Carabao Cup and Europa League in 2017. After leaving United in 2018, he managed Tottenham Hotspur, Roma and Fenerbahçe before returning to Benfica in September 2025.