Of the rest of United's new coaching set-up, boss Carrick had not even started secondary school when Holland began his coaching journey. "He won't be bothered about the scrutiny and pressure at Manchester United," says former Radio Stoke editor Graham McGarry, who got to know Holland well during his 16-year stint with Crewe. You can already see the Manchester United players are responding to them." It is just over two weeks since the coaching team were introduced to United's players as a group for the first time, but several well-placed sources stress the coaching team work as a collective. He may be new to Manchester United but navigating the fall-out from a departing boss is something Holland has plenty of experience of.