Man Utd add Brentford's Manek to football leadership team
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Manchester United are appointing Brentford chief operating officer Ameesh Manek as director of football operations at Old Trafford.
Staff at United and Brentford were informed of the news earlier on Wednesday.
Manek will effectively run United's Carrington training ground - the base for the daily football operation - with responsibility for travel, security, training facilities and staff management and infrastructure.
He is the latest leadership appointment by United CEO Omar Berrada.
Director of football Jason Wilcox, who Manek will report into, is in charge of team performance, while chief business officer Marc Armstrong is responsible for off-the-pitch growth.
Manek joined the Bees in 2022, originally as business operations director, before being promoted to chief operating officer in July 2024.
He previously spent five years at Arsenal, where he became head of first-team football operations.
At Brentford, Manek's role was generally limited to administration, but his United job is expected to have a larger focus on football matters for both the men's and women's teams.
United have made a number of key executive appointments in recent months, including Stephen Torpey, who was also at Brentford, to be academy director.