Connor King officially joins Manchester United

For Manchester United, the path to success is uncertain and, at times, challenging in a lot of ways.

Those in charge of negotiating and guiding the squad through those challenges are often carefully selected by the club, and are appointed to carry out a particular remit.

Michael Carrick’s permanent appointment as manager of United’s men’s first-team proves that, following an initial interim spell until the end of the season.

For Connor King, his time to prove himself at Manchester United has come but, unlike Carrick, he will not be doing it on a temporary basis first.

Taking to the official United website, the club have announced that King has joined as an assistant goalkeeping coach.

The statement, from the club, reads: “Connor King has been appointed Manchester United’s assistant first-team goalkeeping coach.

“King joins having previously been at Burnley where he had held various coaching roles since 2018.

“Before beginning his coaching career, King came through Burnley’s academy and represented England up to Under-16s level.

“He will join Michael Carrick’s coaching staff, working under lead first-team goalkeeping coach Craig Mawson.

“Everyone at United would like to welcome Connor to the club.”

King’s LinkedIn profile reflects the club’s statement with him playing for Burnley, Chester, and Clitheroe before turning to the coaching scene.

His coaching chapter began with Burnley, taking the next step by becoming an Academy Goalkeeper Coach.

Further roles would follow, including being Head of Academy Goalkeeping, before arriving at his last role with the Clarets: First Team Transition Goalkeeping Coach.

For Connor King, joining Manchester United represents a chance to take the next step in his career whilst, for United, it highlights the club’s focus on recruiting experienced and talented individuals.

The focus will now be on whether King can deliver for the club in the coming weeks.