A number of Manchester United’s famed ‘Class of 92’ have taken active roles with Salford City, who now have former United under-23 boss Neil Wood as their manager
Salford City manager Neil Wood has opened up on the input former Manchester United stars Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes have at the League Two side.
The four ‘Class of 92’ members were part of a group which took over the club in 2014, when Salford were still playing non-league football. They have since climbed into the league, and plenty of discussions of their progress tend to make reference to their high-profile owners.
New boss Wood arrived in the summer, having spent three years in charge of United’s under-23 side. The 39-year-old has led a play-off push in his first few months at the helm, and has spoken about the roles of a group of ex-pros who he first encountered when on United’s books as a player himself.
“I speak to all of them,” Wood told The Athletic. “Gary [Neville[ has got a lot going on in his life, so we have a meeting every couple of weeks where we talk about things that need to be better or any obstacles we can get over to make improvements at the club. That’s valuable.