Cambridge United: Barry Corr to be in charge 'for next two games'

Barry Corr played 48 league games for Cambridge at the end of his playing career

Cambridge United have confirmed Barry Corr will remain in charge for the next two games, while they seek a replacement for Neil Harris.

The U's were beaten 1-0 by county rivals Peterborough on Saturday, three days after Harris left for Millwall.

He was only appointed by Cambridge in December and won five of 15 games in his brief spell as manager.

U's chair Shaun Grady said "preliminary conversations with potential candidates" had been held.

He added: "Since the unexpected departure of Neil Harris last week there have been a number of conversations between owners, board and the senior leadership of the club.

"Everyone is committed to making the right appointment and we are balancing working at pace with a thorough consideration of the different options at this stage of the season."

The statement added: "In the meantime, Barry Corr will lead the team for the next two games and we are all very grateful for the positive and professional way that Barry, Kevin [Betsy], all the coaching staff and players have responded over recent days."

Cambridge are 17th in League One, five points above the relegation places, with 13 games to play.

Corr had a previous brief spell as interim boss when Mark Bonner was sacked in December.

At the time, he was clear that he did not expect to be in the running for the job on a permanent basis.

And he said following Harris' departure: "There's no question I want to be a manager one day, but I want to be ready.

"I'm not the most patient guy in the world but at this moment in time I'm happy with where I'm at."

Cambridge are away to Stevenage on Tuesday and then promotion-chasing Bolton on Saturday.

"We'll prep for those two games and then see what happens," Corr told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.