Paul Scholes was the latest of the legendary boss's troops to graduate to the ranks of manager as he took command of Oldham last week

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Notable for being the first black player to represent England in a full international match, former defender Anderson had one season as player-manager of Barnsley, where he helped them to avoid relegation to the third tier. Was subsequently Bryan Robson’s right-hand man with Middlesbrough.

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Having been forced to quit the professional game prematurely due to injury, Appleton took up coaching and first came to prominence under the wing of Roy Hodgson. Has had spells at Portsmouth, Blackpool, Blackburn and Oxford United, plus a two-game cameo at the helm of Leicester in 2017 after Claudio Ranieri was sacked.

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After starting out at Blackburn, the Norwegian has been well-travelled, lifting a title in Poland with Legia Warsaw, going close in Hungary with Videoton and now back in his native land with Stabaek.

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Undoubtedly the most successful of Ferguson’s former players at Old Trafford, where he spent the last two seasons of his career. He helped Bordeaux to a shock Ligue 1 title in 2009 and then moved to the France national side, where he fell a little short of expectations. Three more titles with PSG followed, but failure to get past the Champions League quarter-finals saw him sacked.